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frontiersmanship

frontiersmanship noun: the craft or skill of being a frontiersman, of succeeding in settling a frontier.

Noun

frontiersmanship (uncountable)

  1. The craft or skill of being a frontiersman, of succeeding in settling a frontier.

Origin of frontiersmanship

From frontiersman + -ship.

Questions about frontiersmanship

What does frontiersmanship mean?
Frontiersmanship means the craft or skill of being a frontiersman, of succeeding in settling a frontier.
What part of speech is frontiersmanship?
Frontiersmanship is a noun.

Words near frontiersmanship in the dictionary

  1. frontierlike
  2. frontierman
  3. frontiermen
  4. frontiers
  5. frontiersman
  6. frontiersmanship
  7. frontiersmen
  8. frontierspeople
  9. frontiersperson
  10. frontierspersons
  11. frontierswoman

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