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frontier settlement
 

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Noun frontier settlement has 1 sense
  1. frontier settlement, outpost - a settlement on the frontier of civilization
    --1 is a kind of colony, settlement

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Frontier Settlement (noun)

Definition: A small community or colony that is established in an undeveloped or sparsely populated area, usually at the edge of a frontier.

Examples:

  1. The frontier settlement thrived as more settlers moved westward.
  2. This frontier settlement was founded by a group of adventurous pioneers.

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