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outlying

 
Dictionary: out·ly·ing   (out''ĭng) pronunciation
adj.
Relatively distant or remote from a center or middle: outlying regions.


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adjective

    Far from centers of human population: back, insular, isolated, lonely, lonesome, obscure, out-of-the-way, remote, removed, secluded, solitary. Idioms: off the beatenpathtrack. See near/far/distance.

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Definition: in rural area; remote
Antonyms: central, inner, metropolitan, middle


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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: relatively far from a center or middle


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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - afsidesliggende, perifer, underordnet

Nederlands (Dutch)
afgelegen

Français (French)
adj. - excentré, isolé

Deutsch (German)
adj. - abgelegen, entlegen

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - απόμερος, απόκεντρος, (στρατ.) προκεχωρημένος

Italiano (Italian)
esterno, esteriore, remoto

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - distante, remoto, afastado

Русский (Russian)
удаленный от центра

Español (Spanish)
adj. - alejado, aislado, periférico

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - avsides (belägen), som ligger utanför, gräns-, uteliggande, obetald

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
在外的, 偏僻的, 边远的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 在外的, 偏僻的, 邊遠的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 바깥에 있는, 중심을 벗어난

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 中心を離れた, 辺鄙な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) نائي, بعيد عن المركز‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮רחוק מהמרכז, נידח‬


 
 
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