frontier
noun/frʌnˈtɪr/
Frequency rank: #4,370 most common English word
Meaning
a border region between settled and unsettled territory; the edge of explored or known territory.
Example sentence
The researchers moved to a remote town near the frontier to study the local wildlife.
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