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la frontière
border
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How do you say frontière in French?
How do you pronounce frontière in French?
frontière is pronounced /la fʁɔ̃tjɛʁ/ in French.
Example sentences
La frontière française est bien protégée par des douaniers vigilants.
The French border is well protected by vigilant customs officers.
Cette frontière naturelle entre les deux pays est devenue célèbre après l'accord international signé.
This natural border between the two countries became famous after the signed international agreement.
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Why is it feminine?
Frontière is feminine because it derives from Latin "frontiera," a Medieval Latin noun formed from "frons" (meaning forehead or front). The word retained its feminine gender through the evolution of the Latin "-a" ending into the French "-ière" suffix, which commonly marks feminine nouns in French.
What is the French word for border?
The French word for border is la frontière — feminine.
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