frontier als zelfstandig naamwoord: - 1
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frontier
zelfstandig naamwoord
1 frontier
A wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country.
Roget 199:
contiguity,
contact,
proximity,
apposition,
abuttal†,
juxtaposition;
abutment,
osculation;
meeting,
appulse†,
rencontre†,
rencounter†,
syzygy [Astr.],
coincidence,
coexistence;
adhesion
etc.
46;
touching
etc.
v..
(touch)
379.
borderland;
frontier
etc.
(limit)
233;
tangent;
abutter.
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Roget 233:
limit,
boundary,
bounds,
confine,
enclave,
term,
bourn,
verge,
curbstone†,
but,
pale,
reservation;
termination,
terminus;
stint,
frontier,
precinct,
marches;
backwoods.
boundary line,
landmark;
line of demarcation,
line of circumvallation†;
pillars of Hercules;
Rubicon,
turning point;
ne plus ultra [Lat.];
sluice,
floodgate.
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Nederlands: grens
2 frontier
An international boundary or the area (often fortified) immediately inside the boundary.
3 frontier
An undeveloped field of study; a topic inviting research and development.
bijvoeglijk naamwoord
Roget 233:
definite;
conterminate†,
conterminable†;
terminal,
frontier;
bordering.
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