HyperDic: triple_frontier

English > 1 sense of the expression Triple Frontier:
NOUNlocationTriple Frontierthe border area where Argentina and Brazil and Paraguay meet
English > Triple Frontier: 1 sense > noun 1, location
MeaningThe 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.
Instance offrontierAn international boundary or the area (often fortified) immediately inside the boundary
Part ofArgentina, Argentine RepublicA republic in southern South America
Brazil, Federative Republic of Brazil, BrasilThe largest Latin American country and the largest Portuguese speaking country in the world
Paraguay, Republic of ParaguayA landlocked republic in south central South America

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