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outskirt
[ out-skurt ]
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.
Example Sentences
The Scottish government has committed to building a new prison to replace Barlinnie on the outskirts of Glasgow.
Worst affected are the city's outskirts as well as some of its poorest neighbourhoods.
On the outskirts of the town, Phil Scott knows exactly how devoted Fleming's fan base can be.
But on the outskirts of Delta, there is a cluster of steel businesses that have been here since the 1990s and which may be better placed in a new era of American protectionism.
The 23-year-old was out knocking doors in a quiet residential area on the outskirts of Milwaukee on Monday, a day before voters were set to cast their ballots.
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