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frontier

Pronunciation: /ˈfɹʌntɪə/

The English word “frontier” has 5 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The part of a country which borders or faces another country or unsettled region.
  2. The most advanced or recent version of something; the leading edge.
  3. An outwork of a fortification.

verb

  1. To live as pioneers on frontier territory.
  2. To place on the frontier.

Etymology

From Middle English frounter, from Old French fronter (whence Modern French frontière), from front.

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