frontier

name

1. A place in the United States:
2. A place in the United States:
3. A place in the United States:
4. A place in the United States:
5. A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.
6. A rural municipality on the US border in south-west Saskatchewan, which includes the village; in full, the Rural Municipality of Frontier No. 19.

noun

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

1. The part of a country which borders or faces another country or unsettled region.

   “the frontier of civilization”

   “There were not many passengers, and the journey was uneventful until the frontier was reached at Padang Besar, although an armed escort of Malay police accompanied the train from Alor Star.”

2. The most advanced or recent version of something; the leading edge.

   “Near-synonyms: vanguard, state of the art”

   “the frontier of solid state electronics”

3. An outwork of a fortification.

   “thou hast talk'd. Of sallies and retires, of trenches, tents, Of palisadoes, frontiers, parapets”

verb

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

1. To live as pioneers on frontier territory.
2. To place on the frontier.

   “now that it is no more a Border, nor frontiered with Enemies, why should such Privileges be any more continued?”