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frontier noun ambit, border, borderland, bound, boundary, boundary line, circumjacencies, compass, demarcation line, edge, faubourg, finis, fringe, limit, limitations, line of demarcation, march, outer district, outer edge, outer part, outlying area, outlying borders, outlying districts, outpost, outskirts, perimeter, periphery, remote district, rim, termination See also: border, boundary, edge, extremity, limit, outline, periphery How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The uneasy balance between wilderness and civilization, upset in the 19th century by the loss of virgin land to cities, is still precarious, and our relationship with nature has grown more complex. Virgin land is a recent concept, and a problematic one. The practice was to farm something for 30 years, then abandon it for virgin land someplace on the frontier. |
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