outskirt

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outskirt

/ˈaʊtskɝt/ US
/ˈaʊtskɜːt/ UK

noun outskirts

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 outskirts · outskirting · outskirted

transitive To surround as an outskirt.

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noun periphery

Español	afueras
中文	郊外 jiāowài, 郊區 /郊区 jiāoqū
हिन्दी	बाह्यांचल bāhyāñcal, सीमांत sīmānt, उपांत upānt, सिवान sivān, हवाली havālī, किनारा kinārā
Português	periferia
Français	banlieue
Deutsch	Außenbezirk, Stadtrand, Außenbereich, Vorort, Randbezirk, Randgebiet
Italiano	periferia
Русский	окра́ина okráina
العربية	ضَاحِيَة ḍāḥiya, مَشَارِف mašārif

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@misc{outskirt_2026,
  title = {outskirt},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/outskirt},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}