FRONTIER

Frontier

A frontier is the political and geographical areas near or beyond a boundary. The term came from French in the 15th century, with the meaning "borderland"—the region of a country that fronts on another country .

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frontier

Noun

  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. An outwork of a fortification.

Adjective

frontier

  1. Lying on the exterior part; bordering; conterminous.
    a frontier town


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