outskirts

/ ˈaʊtˌskɜːts /

plural noun

1. (sometimes singular) outlying or bordering areas, districts, etc, as of a city

Example Sentences

Wales' players will assemble at their training base on the outskirts of Cardiff on Monday, 27 October.

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"Everything comes back to me. From being with my family to being alone," Garcia said through tears at her home in Benetusser, on the southern outskirts of the Mediterranean port city of Valencia.

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“I think they’ve cased it and decided to grab people on the outskirts.”

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Having initially joined forces in 1975, the duo celebrated their golden anniversary, nearly to the day, at the Minnesota Renaissance Festival on the outskirts of Minneapolis last month.

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On the outskirts of the masses, an aunt and her niece share a laugh before sitting down to split a funnel cake.

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Related Words

• periphery