English Explanatory Dictionary

frontier

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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. An outwork of a fortification.
verb
  1. To live as pioneers on frontier territory.
  2. To place on the frontier.
name
  1. A place in the United States:
  2. An unincorporated community in Woodbridge Township, Hillsdale County, Michigan.
  3. An unincorporated community in Koochiching County, Minnesota, located on the Canadian border.
  4. A minor city in Cass County, North Dakota.
  5. An unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Wyoming.
  6. A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.
  7. A rural municipality on the US border in south-west Saskatchewan, which includes the village; in full, the Rural Municipality of Frontier No. 19.

Pronunciation

/ˈfɹʌntɪə/ /ˈfɹɒntɪə/ /ˈfɹʌntjə/ /ˈfɹɒntjə/ /fɹʌnˈtɪə/ /fɹɒnˈtɪə/ /fɹʌnˈtɪɹ/ /fɹɑnˈtɪɹ/ /ˈfɹʌnt͡ʃə/ En-us-frontier.ogg

Word forms

frontier frontiers frontiering frontiered

Etymology

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

Synonyms

march marches border marchland borderland vanguard state of the art

Derived words

cyberfrontier efficient frontier e-frontier final frontier frontier AI frontier artificial intelligence Frontier County frontierism frontierist frontierless frontierlike frontierman frontier orbital frontiersman frontiersperson frontierswoman frontierwoman high frontier last frontier New Frontier nonfrontier Pareto frontier portfolio frontier scientific frontier transfrontier
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