Associations to the word «Outskirt»

Wiktionary

OUTSKIRT, noun. A more remote part of a town or city; the periphery, environs; a suburb

Dictionary definition

OUTSKIRT, noun. A part of the city far removed from the center; "they built a factory on the outskirts of the city".

Wise words

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