triple frontier
n · noun
Simple meaning
A tri-border area along the junction of Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay, where the Iguazú and Paraná rivers converge.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
tripuhlfruhntirSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈtɹɪpəlfɹəntɪɹ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
n
A tri-border area along the junction of Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay, where the Iguazú and Paraná rivers converge.
A 2019 American action-adventure film directed by J. C. Chandor, who co-wrote the screenplay with Mark Boal.
noun
The border area where Argentina and Brazil and Paraguay meet; an active South American center for contraband and drug trafficking and money laundering; a suspected locale for Islamic extremist groups
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This meaning: A tri-border area along the junction of Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay, where the Iguazú and Paraná rivers converge.
Used this way, triple frontier is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in technical or specialist writing contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Specialist/technical
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Specialized
- Connotation
- Clinical and technical
- Usage feel
- Technical and specialized
Where it naturally appears
- Technical/specialist writing
Usage note
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