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outskirt

American

[out-skurt] / ˈaʊtˌskɜrt /

noun

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.
Usually outskirts. the border or fringes of a specified quality, condition, or the like.

the outskirts of respectability.

Etymology

Origin of outskirt

First recorded in 1590–1600; out- + skirt

Example Sentences

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Outskirt, owt′skėrt, n. the outer skirt: border: suburb—often used in pl.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

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