Frontier Definition

frŭn-tîr, frŭntîr
frontiers
noun
The border between two countries.
Webster's New World
The area along an international border.
American Heritage
That part of a settled, civilized country which lies next to an unexplored or undeveloped region.
Webster's New World
The developing, often still uncivilized or lawless, region of a country.
Webster's New World
Any new field of learning, thought, etc. or any part of a field that is still incompletely investigated.
The frontiers of medicine.
Webster's New World
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adjective
Of, on, or near a frontier.
Webster's New World
Lying on the exterior part; bordering; conterminous.
A frontier town.
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Other Word Forms of Frontier

Noun

Singular:
frontier
Plural:
frontiers

Origin of Frontier

  • Middle English frountier from Old French frontier from front forehead, front front

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old French fronter (whence Modern French frontière), from front.

    From Wiktionary

Frontier Sentence Examples

  • The quiet, uneventful scene on the frontier appeared.

  • It was originally built in 1781 as a frontier fortress of the Turks against Russia.

  • This is the frontier which is now visible and visited by the curious.

  • I hung about the dangerous frontier of "guess," avoiding with infinite trouble to myself and others the broad valley of reason.

  • The town is neatly built in the Dutch style, lying on three small hills in a fertile district near the frontier of Holland, about 2 m.

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Words Starting With

FFRFRO

Words Ending With

RERIER

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frontier

Words Starting With F and Ending With R

Starts With F & Ends With RStarts With FR & Ends With RStarts With F & Ends With ER

Word Length

8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With F8 Letter Words Ending With R