outskirts
Meaning
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The area surrounding a city or town; suburb.
Synonyms
residential district
in the vicinity of
in the area of
rundown district
surrounding area
outlying district
the outlying districts
Frequency
Hyphenated as
out‧skirts
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈaʊtskɝts/
Etymology
From out- + skirt.
New
outskirt
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A more remote part of a town or city; the periphery, environs; a suburb.
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