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frontier

 
 
/frʌnˈtɪər/ noun

Definition

[C] a line or border between two countries
the frontiers of sth the limits of what is known or what has been done before in an area of knowledge or activity: the frontiers of science and technology
(Definition of frontier noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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