frontier region
collocation in Englishmeaningsoffrontierandregion
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frontier
noun[C]
uk/ˈfrʌn.tɪər/us/frʌnˈtɪr/
a border between ...
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region
noun[C]
uk/ˈriː.dʒən/us/ˈriː.dʒən/
a particular area or part of the world, or any of the large official areas into which a country ...
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(Definition offrontierandregionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesoffrontier region
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Development of afrontierregionwhere all the land is initially in the public domain has often been encourged through the granting of private land titles.
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But it would be a great mistake to imagine that only thefrontierregionis affected.
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First, the region offers unparalleled opportunities for investment, industry and growth, and should be regarded as afrontierregion, ripe for expansion, where the best hopes can be nurtured.
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Its name signifies the desire of the inhabitants to be quickly absorbed in what was then a remotefrontierregion.
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As a mountainousfrontierregion, it was difficult to dominate.
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Matsura was a respected and beloved figure in thisfrontierregionthat he documented with his camera.
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The scarcity of materials on women living in frontier regions makes it harder to retrieve either personal or communal memories.
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Lack of data makes it virtually impossible to estimate the numbers of fugitive serfs who settled in frontier regions with any degree of accuracy.
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Sometimes the policy of allowing fugitives to remain in frontier regions was temporarily sanctioned by the central authorities.
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Although population pressure, immigration and trade disrupted all the frontier regions, intelligent local policies could have prevented friction and forestalled revolt.
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Godlonton had control of the most influential newspapers of thefrontierregion, and used them to advocate for his campaign.
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The general trends in peasant migration and the spread of arable farming to the frontier regions continued long after 1897.
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Indeed, one might have anticipated a relatively greater number of men, considering the military presence in frontier regions.
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These taxes are usually set at very low levels and are weakly enforced, particularly in frontier regions where monitoring is difficult.
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First, militarized settlers were sent to defend the frontier regions.
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The latter (located in multi-cultural frontier regions) were more resistant t o cooperation with the state and lived in relatively isolated, inward-looking communities with strong traditions of local leadership.
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The same applies to the frontier regions, which are not always rich and able to help themselves.
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When it comes to the frontier regions, though, you cover yourself with modesty.
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The frontier regions will therefore come under particular pressure when the freedoms in question are introduced.
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