frontier

Meaning

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. (obsolete) An outwork of a fortification.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To live as pioneers on frontier territory.
2. (obsolete, transitive) To place on the frontier.

Synonyms

border

boundary

limit

end

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perimeter

borderline

edge

bound

confine

borderland

line

border line

bounds

march

rim

hem

confines

selvage

seam

boundary line

periphery

pit

raja

region

terminal point

threshold

verge

terminus ad quem

remote region

limitary

limitrophe

Han River

border town

border district

barrier

marchland

borders

boundaries

bourn

bourne

coast

delimitation

demarcation

frontier region

frontiers

front line

hedge

limits

line of demarcation

marches

Translations

frontière

frontiera

frontera

Grenze

grens

fronteira

confine

limite

σύνορο

límite

limes

finis

🔚

perk

ora

μεθόριος

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfɹʌntɪə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: frounter

In summary

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

Sentences

The exploration of space is our frontier .

Its name means "Timok frontier ".