Frontier - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Frontier :  (noun)
1: a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country; "the individualism of the frontier in Andrew Jackson's day"
2: an international boundary or the area (often fortified) immediately inside the boundary
3: an undeveloped field of study; a topic inviting research and development; "he worked at the frontier of brain science"

Based on WordNet 2.0

Frontier : \Fron"tier\, v. i. To constitute or form a frontier; to have a frontier; -- with on. [Obs.] --Sir W. Temple.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Frontier : \Fron"tier\, n. [F. fronti[`e]re, 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.) An outwork. [Obs.]

Palisadoes, frontiers, parapets. --Shak.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Frontier : \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.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Frontier, ND (city, FIPS 28720) Location: 46.80038 N, 96.83301 W Population (1990): 218 (57 housing units) Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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