frontier
/ˈfrʌntɪə/
US pronunciation
American sound/ˈfrʌntɪə/
frontier
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- Final r is pronounced in US English
fron - tier -> frontier
Myanmar meaning
(n) နယ်စပ်။
Full entry
frontier / 'frʌntÇǝ(r); US frʌn'tÇǝr / n
၁။ [C]~ (between sth and sth );~ (with sth ) နယ်ခြား။ နယ်စပ်။ the frontier between France and Switzerland ❍ a frontier zone ❍ a frontier town ❍ frontier disputes.
၂။ the frontier [ sing] (esp US) နယ်သစ်ဒေသ။ a remote frontier settlement ❍ (fig ) space, the final frontier.
၃။ the frontiers [pl]နယ်ပယ်စွန်း။ advance the frontiers of science ❍ expand the frontiers of legal liability. ❍BORDER
❏ frontiersman / -zmǝn / n (pl-men/- mǝn/ ) (US ) နယ်သစ်တွင် အခြေချသူ ။
More examples
- [frontier between] : The frontier between Israel and Lebanon
- [frontier with] : Italy’s frontier with Switzerland
- [on/at the frontier] : Troops massing at the frontier
- Frontier controls
- A frontier town
- [frontier post] : Armed police manned the frontier post.
- [the frontiers of knowledge/science/technology] : Their work was on the frontiers of science.
- [extend/push back the frontiers] : We are dedicated to experimentation, to pushing back the frontiers.
Synonyms
border, boundary, limit, edge, border line, front line, leading edge, cutting edge, backcountry, backwater, backwoods, boondocks, boonies, borderland, borderline, bound, bush, colonial, confines, early American, far off, fringe, god-knows-where, hinterland, in a backwater, march, middle of nowhere, off beaten path, off-lying, outback, outland, outskirts, perimeter, prerevolutionary, remote, sticks, unexplored, unknown, verge
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