outskirt
noun
out·skirt
ˈau̇t-ˌskərt 
: a part remote from the center : border
—usually used in plural
on the outskirts of town
Examples of outskirt in a Sentence
some people prefer to live on the outskirts and work inside the city
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Authorities said the blaze in the town of Puchong on the outskirts of the capital Kuala Lumpur had been extinguished by mid-afternoon.
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Huey Mun Leong and Danial Azhar, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
The Hungarian Natural History Museum will be located on the outskirts of Hungary's second-largest city, Debrecen, within its Great Forest.
—Adam Williams, New Atlas, 2 Apr. 2025
But the focus now is on L.A., home to the brand and to Skims’ cofounder and chief creative officer Kim Kardashian, who lives on the outskirts.
—Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 1 Apr. 2025
In a small town on the outskirts of the frontlines, Yuriy Boyechko, the chief executive of the NGO Hope for Ukraine, tells Newsweek that one of the areas most impacted by Trump's freeze is firewood programs serving frontline villages.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
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Huey Mun Leong and Danial Azhar, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2025
The Hungarian Natural History Museum will be located on the outskirts of Hungary's second-largest city, Debrecen, within its Great Forest.
—Adam Williams, New Atlas, 2 Apr. 2025
But the focus now is on L.A., home to the brand and to Skims’ cofounder and chief creative officer Kim Kardashian, who lives on the outskirts.
—Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 1 Apr. 2025
In a small town on the outskirts of the frontlines, Yuriy Boyechko, the chief executive of the NGO Hope for Ukraine, tells Newsweek that one of the areas most impacted by Trump's freeze is firewood programs serving frontline villages.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025
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“Outskirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outskirt. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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