outskirt

(out'skûrt')
n.
The part or region remote from a central district, as of a city or town. Often used in the plural: on the outskirts of Paris.

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noun

The periphery of a city or town. edge, environs, fringe, skirt (used in plural), suburb (used in plural). See edge/center.

IN BRIEF: n. - Edges of an area (as of a city or town).

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• Cities, Towns, Villages, and Districts - outskirts: districts far from center of city

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Dansk (Danish)
n. pl. - udkanten

Français (French)
n. pl. - périphérie, lisière

Deutsch (German)
n. pl. - Stadtrand, Außenbezirke

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. pl. - παρυφές (οικισμού κ.λπ.), περίχωρα, προάστια

Italiano (Italian)
periferia, sobborghi

Português (Portuguese)
n. pl. - cercanias (f pl), arredores (m pl), subúrbios (m pl)

Русский (Russian)
окраина

Español (Spanish)
n. pl. - afueras, suburbios, cercanías

Svenska (Swedish)
n. pl. - utkant(er), ytterområden

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
近郊, 边界, 市郊

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. pl. - 近郊, 邊界, 市郊

한국어 (Korean)
n. pl. - 변두리, 교외

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 町はずれ, 郊外, 周辺

עברית (Hebrew)
n. pl. - ‮פרברים, פאתי עיר, קצות מחוז, שולי נושא‬

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