frontier
(noun) an undeveloped field of study; a topic inviting research and development; “he worked at the frontier of brain science”
frontier
(noun) an international boundary or the area (often fortified) immediately inside the boundary
frontier
(noun) a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country; “the individualism of the frontier in Andrew Jackson’s day”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Frontier
An unincorporated community in Koochiching, Minnesota.
A city in North Dakota.
An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Wyoming.
A village in Saskatchewan.
frontier (plural frontiers)
The part of a country which borders or faces another country or unsettled region
The most advanced or recent version of something; leading edge.
(obsolete) An outwork of a fortification.
• (part of country bordering another): marches; the border
frontier
Lying on the exterior part; bordering; coterminous.
frontier (third-person singular simple present frontiers, present participle frontiering, simple past and past participle frontiered)
(intransitive) To live as pioneers on frontier territory.
(transitive, obsolete) To place on the frontier.
Source: Wiktionary
Fron"tier, n. Etym: [F. frontière, LL. frontaria. See Front.]
1. That part of a country which fronts or faces another country or an unsettled region; the marches; the border, confine, or extreme part of a country, bordering on another country; the border of the settled and cultivated part of a country; as, the frontier of civilization.
2. (Fort.)
Definition: An outwork. [Obs.] Palisadoes, frontiers, parapets. Shak.
Fron"tier, a.
1. Lying on the exterior part; bordering; conterminous; as, a frontier town.
2. Of or relating to a frontier. "Frontier experience." W. Irving.
Fron"tier, v. i.
Definition: To constitute or form a frontier; to have a frontier; -- with on. [Obs.] Sir W. Temple.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 June 2025
(noun) members of a family line; “his people have been farmers for generations”; “are your people still alive?”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
