English-Thai Dictionary

frontier

N ขอบเขต ของ ความรู้  kob-ked-kong-kwam-ru

 

frontier

N ชายแดน  พรมแดน  เขตแดน  แนวพรมแดน  แนวเขตแดน  border borderline boundary chai-dan

 

frontiersman

N ผู้ ที่ อาศัย อยู่ ตาม ชายแดน 

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

FRONTIER

n. The marches; the border, confine, or extreme part of a country, bordering on another country; that is, the part furthest advanced, or the part that fronts an enemy, or which an invading enemy meets in front, or which fronts another country.

 

FRONTIER

a.Lying on the exterior part; bordering; conterminous; as a frontier town.

 

FRONTIERED

a.Guarded on the frontiers.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

FRONTIER

Fron "tier, n. Etym: [F. frontière, 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.

 

2. (Fort. )

 

Defn: An outwork. [Obs. ] Palisadoes, frontiers, parapets. Shak.

 

FRONTIER

FRONTIER Fron "tier, a.

 

1. Lying on the exterior part; bordering; conterminous; as, a frontier town.

 

2. Of or relating to a frontier. "Frontier experience. " W. Irving.

 

FRONTIER

FRONTIER Fron "tier, v. i.

 

Defn: To constitute or form a frontier; to have a frontier; -- with on. [Obs. ] Sir W. Temple.

 

FRONTIERED

FRONTIERED Fron "tiered, p. a.

 

Defn: Placed on the frontiers. [R.]

 

FRONTIERSMAN

Fron "tiers *man, n.; pl. Frontiersmen.

 

Defn: A man living on the frontier.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

frontier

fron tier |ˌfrənˈti (ə )r frənˈtɪ (ə )r | ▶noun a line or border separating two countries. • the district near such a line. • the extreme limit of settled land beyond which lies wilderness, esp. referring to the western US before Pacific settlement: his novel of the American frontier. • the extreme limit of understanding or achievement in a particular area: the success of science in extending the frontiers of knowledge. DERIVATIVES fron tier less adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French frontiere, based on Latin frons, front- ‘front. ’

 

frontiersman

fron tiers man |ˌfrənˈti (ə )rzmən frənˈtɪ (ə )rzmən | ▶noun ( pl. frontiersmen ) a person, esp. a man, living in the region of a frontier, esp. that between settled and unsettled country.

 

frontierswoman

fron tiers wom an |ˌfrənˈti (ə )rzˌwo͝omən frənˈtɪərzwʊmən | ▶noun ( pl. frontierswomen ) a woman living in the region of a frontier, esp. that between settled and unsettled country.

 

Oxford Dictionary

frontier

frontier |ˈfrʌntɪə, frʌnˈtɪə | ▶noun a line or border separating two countries. • the extreme limit of settled land beyond which lies wilderness, especially in reference to the western US before Pacific settlement: his novel of the American frontier. • the extreme limit of understanding or achievement in a particular area: the success of science in extending the frontiers of knowledge. DERIVATIVES frontierless adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French frontiere, based on Latin frons, front- ‘front ’.

 

frontiersman

frontiersman |ˈfrʌntɪərzmən |(or frontierswoman |ˈfrʌntɪəzmən, -ˈtɪəzmən |) ▶noun ( pl. frontiersmen or frontierswomen ) a person living in the region of a frontier, especially that between settled and unsettled country.

 

frontierswoman

fron tiers wom an |ˌfrənˈti (ə )rzˌwo͝omən frənˈtɪərzwʊmən | ▶noun ( pl. frontierswomen ) a woman living in the region of a frontier, esp. that between settled and unsettled country.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

frontier

frontier noun the lakes sit astride the U.S.-Canadian frontier: border, boundary, borderline, dividing line, demarcation line; perimeter, limit, edge, rim, bounds.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

frontier

frontier noun the lakes sit astride the US –Canadian frontier: border, boundary, partition, borderline, dividing line, bounding line, demarcation line; perimeter, limit, edge, rim; marches, bounds. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD frontier, border, boundary See border . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

French Dictionary

frontière

frontière adj. inv. et n. f. nom féminin 1 Limite qui borde l ’étendue d ’un territoire, qui sépare un État d ’un autre État. : La frontière américaine (et non les *lignes ). 2 figuré Borne, limite. : Les frontières de la connaissance. adjectif invariable Situé à la frontière. : Des régions frontière, des villes frontière, des postes frontière, des zones frontière. LOCUTION Sans frontières Qui n ’appartient pas à un pays en particulier. : Médecins, secouristes sans frontières. Note Technique Le nom s ’écrit au pluriel dans cette locution.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

frontier

fron tier /frʌntɪ́ə r |-́- /〖語源は 「前方の部分 」〗名詞 複 ～s /-z /C 1 ｟主に英 ややかたく ｠ «…間の /…との » 国境 (地帯 ); 境界 «between /with » (→border 類義 )▸ on [at ] the southern frontier with Iran イランと接する南側の国境で ▸ across [beyond ] the frontier 国境を横切って [越えて ]2 ｟ややかたく 比喩的に ｠〖しばしば ～s 〗(知識などの )限界 , (学問技術などの )未開拓の分野 [領域 ], 最先端 ▸ the latest new frontier 最新最先端の分野 ▸ the final frontier ｟引用 ｠(残された )最後の未開拓分野 〘テレビ映画 『スタートレック 』の “Space, the final frontier ”より 〙3 ｟主に米 ｠〖the ～〗(開拓地と未開拓地の境界となる )辺境 (地域 ); ｟米 ｠〘史 〙 (米国西部開拓時代の )辺境, フロンティア .push b à ck the front í ers «…の » 分野で新しい発見をする «of » (!「未開拓の分野を押し戻す 」の意から ) .roll b à ck the front í ers «…の » 勢力 [勢い ]を弱める «of » .形容詞 比較なし 〖名詞 の前で 〗国境 (地帯 )の [に関する, にある ]; 最先端の ;｟ 主に米 ｠辺境 (地域 )の; (米国西部 )開拓 (者 )の ▸ the frontier spirit 開拓者精神 〘米国人気質の1つとされる 〙

 

frontiersman

fron tiers man /frʌntɪ́ə r zmən |-́-- /名詞 複 -men C (米国西部開拓時代の )辺境開拓者, 辺境地域の住人 (｟男女共用 ｠frontier settler, pioneer ).