how to pronounce frontier

/ˈfɹʌn.tɪəɹ/

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frontier is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of frontier in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… help taming this wild frontier so they …”

meaning of frontier

The frontier is the boundary between two areas.

frontier frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word frontier occurs in english on average 8.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.