frontier (redirected from American frontier)

fron·tier  (frn-tîr, frn-, frntîr, frn-)

n.

1.

a. An international border.

b. The area along an international border.

2. A region just beyond or at the edge of a settled area.

3. An undeveloped area or field for discovery or research: theories on the frontier of astrophysics.

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[Middle English frountier, from Old French frontier, from front, forehead, front; see front.]

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frontier [ˈfrʌntɪə frʌnˈtɪə]

n

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy)

a.  the region of a country bordering on another or a line, barrier, etc., marking such a boundary

b.  (as modifier) a frontier post

2. US and Canadian

a.  the edge of the settled area of a country

b.  (as modifier) the frontier spirit

3. (often plural) the limit of knowledge in a particular field the frontiers of physics have been pushed back

[from Old French frontiere, from front (in the sense: part which is opposite); see front]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	frontier - a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country; "the individualism of the frontier in Andrew Jackson's day" wild, wilderness - a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition; "it was a wilderness preserved for the hawks and mountaineers"
	2.	frontier - an international boundary or the area (often fortified) immediately inside the boundary boundary, bounds, bound - the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
	3.	frontier - an undeveloped field of study; a topic inviting research and development; "he worked at the frontier of brain science" discipline, field of study, subject area, subject field, bailiwick, subject, field, study - a branch of knowledge; "in what discipline is his doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in their subject"; "anthropology is the study of human beings"

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frontier

noun border, limit, edge, bound, boundary, confines, verge, perimeter, borderline, dividing line, borderland, marches It wasn't difficult to cross the frontier.

Translations

frontier [ˈfrʌntɪəʳ]

A. N (= border, also fig) → frontera f; (= dividing line) → línea f divisoria
to push back the frontiers of knowledge → ensanchar or ampliar los límites del conocimiento

B. CPD → fronterizo
frontier dispute N → conflicto m fronterizo
frontier post N → puesto m fronterizo
see also post A3

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frontier [ˈfrʌntɪə^r ˌfrʌnˈtɪə^r]

n

(between countries) → frontière f

(fig) → frontière f
to push back the frontiers of science (= break new ground) → repousser les frontières de la science

modif [town, zone, crossing, controls, guard] → frontalier/ière
frontier dispute n → incident m de frontière
frontier post n → poste m frontière
frontier technology n → technologie f de pointe

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frontier

n → Grenze f, → Landesgrenze f; (= boundary area) → Grenzgebiet nt; (fig, of knowledge) → Grenze f; to push back the frontiers of science → auf wissenschaftliches Neuland vorstoßen

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frontier in cpds → Grenz-;

frontier dispute

n → Grenzstreitigkeiten pl

frontiersman

n pl <-men> → Grenzbewohner m

frontier station

n → Grenzposten m

frontierswoman

n pl <-women> → Grenzbewohnerin f

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frontier [ˈfrʌntɪəʳ] n → frontiera, confine m

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frontier

n frontier [ˈfrantiə, (American ) franˈtiər]

1 a boundary between countries We crossed the frontier; (also adjective ) a frontier town. grens حَد граница hranice; pohraniční grænse; grænse- die Grenze, Grenz-... σύνορο, μεθοριακός, παραμεθόριος frontera piir مرز raja frontière גְבוּל सरहद granica; pogranični, granični (ország)határ perbatasan landamæri frontiera, di frontiera 国境 국경 siena; pasienio robeža; robežas- sempadan negara grens grense(-) granica fronteira (de) frontieră граница hranica; pohraničný meja; mejen granica gräns เขตแดน hudut, sınır 國境 кордон دو ملکوں کے بیچ کی سرحد biên giới 国境

2 the farthest area of land on which people live and work, before the country becomes wild and deserted Many families went to make a new life on the frontier. grens تُخم، تُخوم، أطراف، حُدود граница на населено място pohraničí grænseområde das Grenzgebiet παραμεθόριος περιοχή frontera ääremaa سرزمین مرزی rajaseutu frontière סְפָר सीमान्त क्षेत्र zapadna granica naseljenosti határterület daerah liar útmörk byggðar frontiera 辺境 신개척지의 변경 지대 tolimiausi apgyvendinti plotai zemes vistālākā apgūtā teritorija kawasan terpencil kolonisatiegrens koloniseringsgrense pogranicze fronteira frontieră новые земли pohraničie rob divjine neispitana zemlja gränsområde, nybyggarområde อาณาเขต en uzak oturma bölgesi 邊疆 рубіж آباد اور غیر آباد علاقوں کی درمیانی حد khu vực biên giới 边疆

3 the limits or boundaries (of knowledge etc) the frontiers of scientific knowledge. limiet حُدود предл hranice grænse; grænseområde die Grenze όριο frontera piir مرز tiedon rajat frontière גְבוּלוֹת सीमान्त ogranicenja, granica határ batas útmörk þekkingar confine 最前線 경계, 한계 riba (zināšanu) robežas batas grens grense(land) granica fronteira limită предел hranica meje granica forskningsfält ขอบข่าย sınır, hudut 極限，邊緣 межа کسی موضوع پر معلومات کی انتہا lĩnh vực 极限，边缘

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frontier → تخم pohraničí grænse Grenze σύνορο frontera raja frontière granica frontiera 国境 국경 grensgebied grense granica fronteira граница gräns เขตพรมแดน cephe tiền tuyến 国境