outskirt
Americannoun
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Often outskirts. the outlying district or region, as of a city, metropolitan area, or the like.
to live on the outskirts of town; a sparsely populated outskirt.
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Usually outskirts. the border or fringes of a specified quality, condition, or the like.
the outskirts of respectability.
Etymology
Origin of outskirt
Example Sentences
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At the Egypt team hotel on the outskirts of Cairo, those who have shared the dressing room with Salah are not concerned about their captain's actions, insisting he is a model professional.
From BBC
On Friday, he recorded a video on the outskirts of the eastern city of Kupyansk, which Russia last month claimed to have seized.
While scouting locations in “the outskirts of London,” Lanthimos took Price’s idea one step further.
From Los Angeles Times
When that coupling is weak or missing, the trains stall at the station's outskirts and cannot advance.
From Science Daily
Fearing the worst, my friend snapped into action, calling around to several acquaintances until one located an obstetrician she trusted who traveled from her home on the outskirts of the city to a clinic downtown.
From Salon
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