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frontier
fron·tier F0338500 (frŭn-tîr′, frŭn′tîr′)n.1. a. An international border.b. The area along an international border.2. A region just beyond or at the edge of a settled area.3. An undeveloped area or field for discovery or research: theories on the frontier of astrophysics.
[Middle English frountier, from Old French frontier, from front, forehead, front; see front.]frontier (ˈfrʌntɪə; frʌnˈtɪə) n1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a. the region of a country bordering on another or a line, barrier, etc, marking such a boundaryb. (as modifier): a frontier post. 2. a. the edge of the settled area of a countryb. (as modifier): the frontier spirit. 3. (often plural) the limit of knowledge in a particular field: the frontiers of physics have been pushed back. [C14: from Old French frontiere, from front (in the sense: part which is opposite); see front]fron•tier (frʌnˈtɪər, frɒn-; also, esp. Brit., ˈfrʌn tɪər)
n. 1. the part of a country that borders another country; boundary; border. 2. land that forms the furthest extent of a country's settled or inhabited regions. 3. Often, frontiers. the limit of knowledge or the most advanced achievement in a particular field. adj. 4. of, pertaining to, or located on the frontier: a frontier town. [1350–1400; Middle English frounter < Old French frontier, derivative of front front] fron•tier′less, adj. fron•tier′like`, adj. syn: See boundary. border frontier boundary">boundary1. 'border'The border between two countries is the dividing line between them. They crossed the border into Mexico.We stayed in a village near the German-Polish border.2. 'frontier'A frontier is a border with official points for people to cross, often with guards. Only three thousand soldiers were guarding the entire frontier.They introduced stricter frontier controls.You talk about one country's border or frontier with another. She lives in a small Dutch town a mile from the border with Germany.Spain reopened its frontier with Gibraltar.3. 'boundary'The boundary of a region or area of land is its outer edge. There are fences round the boundary of the National Park.Be Careful!
Don't talk about the 'boundary' of a country. Instead you talk about its borders. These changes will be felt beyond the borders of Turkey.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  frontier - a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country; "the individualism of the frontier in Andrew Jackson's day"wild, wilderness - a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition; "it was a wilderness preserved for the hawks and mountaineers" | | 2. | frontier - an international boundary or the area (often fortified) immediately inside the boundaryboundary, bounds, bound - the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something | | 3. | frontier - an undeveloped field of study; a topic inviting research and development; "he worked at the frontier of brain science"discipline, field of study, subject area, subject field, bailiwick, subject, field, study - a branch of knowledge; "in what discipline is his doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in their subject"; "anthropology is the study of human beings" |
frontiernoun border, limit, edge, bound, boundary, confines, verge, perimeter, borderline, dividing line, borderland, marches It wasn't difficult to cross the frontier.frontiernounThe line or area separating geopolitical units:border, borderland, boundary, march, marchland.Translationsfrontier (ˈfrantiə) , ((American) franˈtiər) noun1. a boundary between countries. We crossed the frontier; (also adjective) a frontier town. 國境 国境2. the farthest area of land on which people live and work, before the country becomes wild and deserted. Many families went to make a new life on the frontier. 邊疆 边疆3. the limits or boundaries (of knowledge etc). the frontiers of scientific knowledge. 極限，邊緣 极限，边缘 frontier
frontier, in U.S. history, the border area of settlement of Europeans and their descendants; it was vital in the conquest of the land between the Atlantic and the Pacific. The importance of the westward movement of the population and the lure of the frontier were clear even to colonial writers and early U.S. historians, but the theory that the frontier was a governing factor (if not the governing factor) in developing a distinctive U.S. civilization was not formulated until 1893, when Frederick Jackson TurnerTurner, Frederick Jackson,
1861–1932, American historian, b. Portage, Wis. He taught at the Univ. of Wisconsin from 1885 to 1910 except for a year spent in graduate study at Johns Hopkins.
..... Click the link for more information. presented his thesis. Basically, Turner held that American democracy was shaped by the frontier, namely by the contest of the settler with the wilderness of the frontier. There the settler learned self-reliance, judged others by their abilities, strove to improve his or her lot, and grew distrustful of external authority and formal institutions. In short, the frontier molded an American national character that was individualistic and egalitarian. Turner's work stimulated a tremendous amount of research and writing on the history and meaning of the frontier. There is no question that the process of peopling the West is a central theme in U.S. history, although not, perhaps, for the reasons Turner suggested. The cultivation of frontier lands provided food for the growing number of workers in Eastern cities; its mineral wealth and other natural resources aided industrialization; and the need to keep the East and West united led to a complex and efficient national system of transportation and communication. At the same time, the existence of barely settled lands helped preserve a rural tinge to America well into the 20th cent. Many studies have been devoted to the fur trade frontier, the mining frontier, the grazing frontier, and other types of frontier, but emphasis has been to a large extent on the solid achievements of the farming frontier and on the central United States. Bibliography See F. J. Turner, The Frontier in American History (1920); F. L. Paxson, History of the American Frontier (1924); W. P. Webb, The Great Plains (1931) and The Great Frontier (1952); R. A. Billington and J. B. Hedges, Westward Expansion (1949); H. N. Smith, Virgin Land (1950); L. B. Wright, Culture on the Moving Frontier (1955); R. A. Bartlett, Great Surveys of the American West (1980); R. V. Hine, Community on the American Frontier (1985); P. M. Nelson, After the West Was Won (1989). frontier[frən′tir əv ə ′set] (mathematics) For a set in a topological space, all points in the closure of the set but not in its interior. Also known as boundary. FrontierBoone, Daniel(1734–1820) American frontiersman in coonskin cap. [Am. Hist.: Hart, 90]Bowie, Jim(1799–1836) frontiersman and U.S. soldier; developed large hunting knife named after him. [Am. Hist.: Payton, 95]Bumppo, Nattyalso known as Leatherstocking, a tough back-woodsman. [Am. Lit.: Deerslayer; Pathfinder]California Joe(Moses Embree Milner, 1829–1876) frontiersman and scout. [Am. Hist.: NCE, 424]Virginian, Theup-and-coming cowpuncher defends his honor, espouses justice, and gains responsibility and a bride. [Am. Lit.: The Virginian in Magill I, 1072]frontiera. the region of a country bordering on another or a line, barrier, etc., marking such a boundary b. (as modifier): a frontier post frontier
Synonyms for frontiernoun borderSynonyms- border
- limit
- edge
- bound
- boundary
- confines
- verge
- perimeter
- borderline
- dividing line
- borderland
- marches
Synonyms for frontiernoun the line or area separating geopolitical unitsSynonyms- border
- borderland
- boundary
- march
- marchland
Words related to frontiernoun a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a countryRelated Wordsnoun an international boundary or the area (often fortified) immediately inside the boundaryRelated Wordsnoun an undeveloped field of studyRelated Words- discipline
- field of study
- subject area
- subject field
- bailiwick
- subject
- field
- study
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