Definition for FRONT-IER

FRONT-IER, n. [Fr. frontiere; It. frontiera; Sp. frontera.]

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.

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