Definition of OUTSKIRT

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The meeting ended with a stroll in the gardens of the Moncloa palace, the seat of the Spanish government, in the outskirts of the Spanish capital. — Aritz Parra, Fox News, "Spanish, Catalan leaders meet to breach gap over secession," 9 July 2018 While most hotels in the city-proper appear to be open, some in the outskirts have been affected by the eruption. — Sebastian Modak, Condé Nast Traveler, "Deadly Volcanic Eruption in Guatemala Disrupts Travel to Area," 5 June 2018 Kirschemann and Schmiedt sit in a compact neighborhood of vineyards in the outskirts of Victor. — Esther Mobley, San Francisco Chronicle, "Why is star winemaker Tegan Passalacqua building a winery in Lodi?," 20 May 2018 On a warm Tuesday in mid-May, the Forest Park Golf Course in the outskirts of Baltimore serves as a melting pot of area players that run the gamut of both age and skill level. — Brent Kennedy, baltimoresun.com, "Forest Park Golf Course," 18 May 2018 In a hospital in the outskirts of Berlin lies a 46-year-old German woman. — Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Yes, Milwaukee newspapers reported on the Holocaust. But was it fully understood?," 3 May 2018 After a 48-minute tea behind closed doors, Mr. Trump departed for Marine One, the presidential helicopter that had ferried him to remote spots on London’s outskirts during his day-and-a-half stay to avoid the protests. — New York Times, "Trump Brings His Own Style to a Day of Damage Control in Britain," 13 July 2018 The attack followed another bombing on the city’s outskirts on June 22. — Nancy A. Youssef, WSJ, "ISIS Remnants Fight On, Despite U.S. Campaign," 9 July 2018 That, or general relativity’s accounting of gravity somehow breaks down at galactic scales, leading to theory-defying stellar motions at a galaxy’s outskirts. — Maya Miller, Scientific American, "Einstein’s Greatest Theory Validated on a Galactic Scale," 22 June 2018

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