frontier
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4.1
- noun
- /frʌnˈtɪr/
:
frontera
- The soldiers were stationed along the frontier to prevent illegal crossings.
- cross the frontier
- national frontiers
- northern frontier
As to your question why they simply didn't build more fortresses at the frontiers, three reasons.
- As to your question why they simply didn't build more fortresses at the frontiers, three reasons.
- The Persians are more or less controlled along the frontier.
- And they are up there on the northern and western frontiers.
- Well, very understandably, they're fighting for their language, their national identity, their frontiers and their flag.
Examples
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On August 20th, the Spanish crossed the frontier of Tlaxcala, a realm independent of the Aztecs.
Academic text (1992) -
Next day, I crossed the Dutch frontier.
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I should reach the frontier in about six weeks.
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Give me your weapon and return across the frontier.
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this river will lead you in two days to arrive at the Chinese frontier
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Sixty percent of western cars that cross the frontier are to be stolen.
Fiction book (1994) -
We are very close to the frontier of Nepal.
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When Colonel Bouquet arrives, the frontier can start moving west again.
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Derbent marked the northern frontier of the Sasanian state for more than 300 years.
Academic text (2008) -
The threat of Indian war along the state's frontiers had alarmed Georgians from their earliest days in America.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
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1.0
A line that separates two countries or regions
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3.1
A line or fence that marks the edge of an area and separates it from another
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4.1
A line that shows the edge between two places or countries
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5.6
An area of land near the border between two countries or regions
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3.1
A line that shows the edge between two areas
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5.5
A line or border that shows where one area ends and another begins
An area next to the line between two countries where people live on both sides
A country or continent's outer edge that is often important in politics
Compounds
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6.5
The western United States in the 1700s and 1800s where settlers explored and lived
- NSFW
A border area where Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay meet that is known for smuggling and other crime
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Etymology
Frontier comes from the same root as front, from Latin frons meaning 'forehead' or 'front'. So a frontier is the 'front' or edge of a country, the border area where nations meet and often defend themselves.