outskirts
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outskirts¹
- /ˈaʊtskɝts/ US
- /ˈaʊtskɜːts/ UK
noun outskirt
- The area surrounding a city or town; suburb. He lived on the outskirts of Paris for a time.
outskirts²
- /ˈaʊtskɝts/ US
- /ˈaʊtskɜːts/ UK
noun
- plural of outskirt
verb
- third-person singular simple present indicative of outskirt
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: fringe, suburbs, surroundings, peripheral, approaches, rand, edges, gates, fields, campos, camps, environs, fringes, limbs, margins, neighbourhoods
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noun the edges or areas around a city or town
| Español | afueras, alrededores, extrarradio, arrabal, periferia, aledaño |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 교외 gyooe, 근교 geun'gyo |
| 日本語 | 郊外 kōgai, 町外れ machihazure |
| 中文 | 郊外 jiāowài, 郊區 /郊区 jiāoqū |
| Português | periferia, arrabalde, subúrbio, arredores |
| Français | banlieue |
| Deutsch | Stadtrand |
| Italiano | periferia |
| Ελληνικά | περίχωρα períchora |
| Русский | окра́ина, предме́стья predméstʹja |
Talk about this word "outskirts." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/outskirts. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. outskirts. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/outskirts "outskirts." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/outskirts.Cite this
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title = {outskirts},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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