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- pronunciation:
- fruhn
tir
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a border between two countries, or the area nearby on either side.
There is fighting on the frontier between India and Pakistan.- synonyms:
- border
- similar words:
- bound, boundary
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| definition 2: |
(sometimes plural) the part of a settlement, exploration, or field of study which is being newly discovered.
These scientists are working on the frontiers of cancer research.Outer space is the final frontier.- synonyms:
- border
- similar words:
- bound, boundary, limits, outpost
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| related words: |
limit, line |
adjective + (n.)frontier
agricultural,
colonial,
dynamic,
eastern,
electronic,
endless,
expanding,
final,
imperial,
inner,
isolated,
new,
northeastern,
northern,
northwestern,
outer,
porous,
rugged,
rural,
southern,
technological,
western,
wild
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verb + (n.)frontier
conquer, cross, expand, explore, extend, guard, penetrate, push, settle, station
(n.)frontier
+ verb
advance, border, occupy, unite
noun + (n.)frontier
biology, boundary, closing, conquest, farming, hardship, inhabitant, migrant, myth, mythology, northeast, northwest, pioneer, plot, prairie, southwest, space, west, workplace
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