outskirt has definitions from the field of geography
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[ noun ] (geography) a part of the city far removed from the center

Synonyms

fringe

Examples

"they built a factory on the outskirts of the city"

Used in print

(Robert A. Futterman, The Future of Our Cities....)

Even the loss of hotel business to the outskirt 's motel has been relatively painless ; the hotel-motel demarcation is becoming harder to find every_year .

Related terms

city_district suburb

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