frontierism

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noun

Support for a frontier; especially, the argument advanced by historian Frederick Jackson Turner in 1893 that a settler colonial exceptionalism, under the guise of American democracy, was formed by appropriation of the rugged American frontier.

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Meanings

nounfrontierism (uncountable)
  1. uncountablegovernmentSupport for a frontier; especially, the argument advanced by historian Frederick Jackson Turner in 1893 that a settler colonial exceptionalism, under the guise of American democracy, was formed by appropriation of the rugged American frontier.

Origin

From frontier + -ism.

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APA

frontierism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frontierism

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“frontierism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frontierism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “frontierism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/frontierism.

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