outskirts

/ˈaʊtskɜːts//ˈaʊtskɝts/

noun

  1. 1

    The area surrounding a city or town; suburb.

    He lived on the outskirts of Paris for a time.

noun

  1. 1

    A more remote part of a town or city; the periphery, environs; a suburb.

    Many people commute into the business district from the outskirts of town.

verb

  1. 1

    To surround as an outskirt.

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