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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

frontier
    n 1: a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country;
         "the individualism of the frontier in Andrew Jackson's day"
    2: an international boundary or the area (often fortified)
       immediately inside the boundary
    3: an undeveloped field of study; a topic inviting research and
       development; "he worked at the frontier of brain science"

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Frontier \Fron"tier\, n. [F. fronti[`e]re, LL. frontaria. See
   Front.]
   1. 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.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. (Fort.) An outwork. [Obs.]
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            Palisadoes, frontiers, parapets.      --Shak.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Frontier \Fron"tier\, a.
   1. Lying on the exterior part; bordering; conterminous; as, a
      frontier town.
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   2. Of or relating to a frontier. "Frontier experience." --W.
      Irving.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Frontier \Fron"tier\, v. i.
   To constitute or form a frontier; to have a frontier; -- with
   on. [Obs.] --Sir W. Temple.
   [1913 Webster]

5. U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)

Frontier -- U.S. County in Nebraska
   Population (2000):    3099
   Housing Units (2000): 1543
   Land area (2000):     974.549525 sq. miles (2524.071575 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    5.511605 sq. miles (14.274992 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    980.061130 sq. miles (2538.346567 sq. km)
   Located within:       Nebraska (NE), FIPS 31
   Location:             40.549039 N, 100.401627 W
   Headwords:
    Frontier
    Frontier, NE
    Frontier County
    Frontier County, NE

6. U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

Frontier, ND -- U.S. city in North Dakota
   Population (2000):    273
   Housing Units (2000): 78
   Land area (2000):     0.179313 sq. miles (0.464419 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.179313 sq. miles (0.464419 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            28720
   Located within:       North Dakota (ND), FIPS 38
   Location:             46.800343 N, 96.833370 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):    
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Frontier, ND
    Frontier

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