What does frontier mean in English? Meaning of frontier definition and abbreviation with examples.
Meaning of "frontier": a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country
Noun
Meaning: a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a countryExample: the individualism of the frontier in Andrew Jackson's daySynonyms: frontierHypernyms: wild
wildernessMeaning of "frontier": an international boundary or the area (often fortified) immediately inside the boundary
Noun
Meaning: an international boundary or the area (often fortified) immediately inside the boundarySynonyms: frontierHypernyms: bound
boundary
boundsInstance Hyponyms: triple frontierMeaning of "frontier": an undeveloped field of study; a topic inviting research and development
Noun
Meaning: an undeveloped field of study; a topic inviting research and developmentExample: he worked at the frontier of brain scienceSynonyms: frontierHypernyms: bailiwick
discipline
field
field of study
study
subject
subject area
subject fieldAdjective: 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. 1979, Richard Elphic and Hermann Guilomee (editors), The shaping of South African Society, 1652 - 1820, page 297: Unlike a boundary, which evokes the image of a line on a map and demarcates spheres of political control, the frontier is an area where colonisation is taking place....no authority is recognised as legitimate by all parties or is able to excersise undisputed control over the area.1979, Richard Elphic and Hermann Guilomee (editors), The shaping of South African Society, 1652 - 1820, page 297: Unlike a boundary, which evokes the image of a line on a map and demarcates spheres of political control, the frontier is an area where colonisation is taking place....no authority is recognised as legitimate by all parties or is able to excersise undisputed control over the area.(obsolete) An outwork of a fortification. Shakespeare Palisadoes, frontiers, parapets.Shakespeare Palisadoes, frontiers, parapets.Synonyms:
perimeter, march, borderline, bound, confines, edge, limit, verge, borderland, boondocks, outskirts, unknown, outback, backwoods, bush, hinterland, backcountry, backwater, sticks, boonies,
Antonyms:
inside, interior, middle, metropolis, center, metropolis,