periphery

n., pl., -ies.

1. A line that forms the boundary of an area; a perimeter. See synonyms at circumference.
2. The surface of a solid.
3. 1. The outermost part or region within a precise boundary.
   2. A zone constituting an imprecise boundary.

[Middle English periferie, from Medieval Latin periferia, from Late Latin peripherīa, from Greek periphereia, from peripherēs, carrying around : peri-, peri- + pherein, to carry.]

noun

1. A line around a closed figure or area: ambit, circuit, circumference, compass, perimeter. See edge/center.
2. A fairly narrow line or space forming a boundary: border, borderline, brim, brink, edge, edging, fringe, margin, rim, verge. Chiefly Military perimeter. See edge/center.

n

Definition: outskirts, outer edge
Antonyms: center, heart, middle

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The edge, or margin. See core-periphery.

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The term refers to countries which have a marginal role in the world economy, and are thus dependent on societies in a ‘core area’ producing materials for trading relationships.

An outward structure or surface; the portion of a system outside the central region.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - periferi

Nederlands (Dutch)
periferie, buitenkant/ oppervlak

Français (French)
n. - périphérie

Deutsch (German)
n. - Peripherie, Rand

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - περιφέρεια, περίμετρος

Italiano (Italian)
periferia

Português (Portuguese)
n. - periferia (f), circunferência (f), redondezas (f pl)

Русский (Russian)
периферия

Español (Spanish)
n. - periferia

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - periferi, omkrets, gränsområde

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
外围

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 週邊

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 주위, 원둘레, 주변

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 周囲, 表面, 末梢, 周辺

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) محيط, دائرة, سطح خارجي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮קו היקפי, גבול חיצוני, היקף, פריפריה, קבוצה שולית‬

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