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==Origin==

==Origin==

[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] fronter, from Anglo-French frountere, fronter, from front

[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] fronter, from Anglo-French frountere, fronter, from front

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_century 15th Century]

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_century 15th Century]

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*1a : a border between two countries  

*1a : a border between two countries  

A '''frontier''' is a [[political]] and [[geographical]] term referring to areas near or beyond a [[boundary]]. 'Frontier' was borrowed into [[English]] from French in the 15th century, with the [[meaning]] "borderland"--the region of a country that fronts on another country (see also marches).

A '''frontier''' is a [[political]] and [[geographical]] term referring to areas near or beyond a [[boundary]]. 'Frontier' was borrowed into [[English]] from French in the 15th century, with the [[meaning]] "borderland"--the region of a country that fronts on another country (see also marches).

The use of "frontier" to mean "a region at the edge of a settled area" is a special North American [[development]]. (Compare the Australian "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outback outback]".)  

The use of "frontier" to mean "a region at the edge of a settled area" is a special North American [[development]]. (Compare the Australian "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outback outback]".)  

==External links==

==External links==

* [http://www.transhumanist.com/volume4/space.htm Transhumanist.com: Opening Space as a Frontier]

* [https://www.transhumanist.com/volume4/space.htm Transhumanist.com: Opening Space as a Frontier]

* [http://www.absborderlands.org/ Association for Borderlands Studies]

* [https://www.absborderlands.org/ Association for Borderlands Studies]

[[Category: Geography]]

[[Category: Geography]]