Frontier
['frʌntɪə;frʌn'tɪə] or [frʌn'tɪr]
Definition
(noun.) an undeveloped field of study; a topic inviting research and development; 'he worked at the frontier of brain science'.
(noun.) an international boundary or the area (often fortified) immediately inside the boundary.
(noun.) a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country; 'the individualism of the frontier in Andrew Jackson's day'.
Editor: Woodrow--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) 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.
(n.) An outwork.
(a.) Lying on the exterior part; bordering; conterminous; as, a frontier town.
(a.) Of or relating to a frontier.
(v. i.) To constitute or form a frontier; to have a frontier; -- with on.
Inputed by Dustin
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Confine, border, boundary, COAST, marches, limits.
a. Conterminous, bordering.
Editor: Segre
Definition
n. the boundary of a territory: (Shak.) an outwork.—adj. lying on the frontier: bordering.—v.t. (Spens.) to place on the frontier.—n. Front′iersman one settled on the borders of a country.
Checked by Evan
Examples
- The frontier is a long way back. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- There was no such settling down behind a final frontier on the part of the Chinese as we see in the case of the Romans at the Rhine and Danube. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- It was a little particular of Providence,' said the foreign gentleman, laughing; 'for the frontier is not large. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- And an army of emigrés, French nobles and gentlemen, an army largely of officers, was allowed to accumulate close to the frontier. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- You saw that although it was a case of a frontier ruler, yet there was an air of distinction and elegance. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- In 1138 the capital was shifted from Nankin, which was now too close to the northern frontier, to the city of Han Chau on the coast. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The Western Union Company followed the stage-coach across the plains to California, and soon the frontier towns were linked to the large cities of the East. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- If the French help at all, if only they leave the frontier open and if we get planes from America they can never finish with us. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- But our frontier people call themselves Christians! Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- Encouraged by this, a fifth crusade (1431) crossed the frontier under Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Now the short eastern French frontier was very strongly defended. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- I don't think they let the Italians cross the frontier. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- We have to deal with all grades of life from the frontier to the metropolis, with men who differ in sense of fact, in ideal, in the very groundwork of morals. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- The frontier counties all along the continent having been frequently ravaged by the enemy, and greatly impoverished, are able to pay very little tax. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- But the Belgian frontier of France was longer and less strongly defended. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Repeated depredations on the frontiers had exasperated the inhabitants to such a degree, that they determined on revenge upon every Indian. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- Its founder was Clovis (481-511), who began as a small king in Belgium and ended with his southern frontiers nearly at the Pyrenees. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- They had no knowledge of geography beyond the range of the Mediterranean basin and the frontiers of Persia. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- His allies would neither let him give the Russian people land nor peace beyond their frontiers. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Perhaps the ease of travel, the popularizing of knowledge, the break-down of frontiers have given us a new interest in human life by showing how temporary are all its instruments. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- The disputes between the proprietaries and the people of the province continued in full force, although a war was raging on the frontiers. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- The best of the common men were in the armies, away beyond the frontiers. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Their political interests demanded a steadfast inquiry into the state of affairs beyond their frontiers, and yet that inquiry was never made. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Moreover, all the powers fought tooth and nail at the Conference for strategic frontiers--the ugliest symptom of all. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The king and queen make a progress to the frontiers. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
- But we may assert that French science will have tried, by obeying the law of humanity, t o extend the frontiers of life. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- The world from the Danube to the Chinese frontiers was still largely a nomadic world, with towns and cities growing up upon the chief trade routes. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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