outskirt
noun
out·skirt
ˈau̇t-ˌskərt 
: a part remote from the center : border
—usually used in plural
on the outskirts of town
Examples of outskirt in a Sentence
some people prefer to live on the outskirts and work inside the city
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Voting takes place on June 7, 2026 from 9am to 8pm CEST at the Basketball Pavilion of Ciudad Real Madrid, the club’s Valdebebas complex on the outskirts of the capital.
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Sam Leveridge, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Another airstrike on the outskirts of Adloun resulted in the deaths of eight Syrian nationals, NNA reported.
—Alayna Treene, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
On Monday evening, I was whooshed alongside hundreds of guests in dark vans, escorted by police, to the Vela di Calatrava sports complex on the outskirts of Rome.
—Charlotte Reed, CNBC, 29 May 2026
Born in Azerbaijan but growing up on the outskirts of Tbilisi, in Georgia, Gassanoff conceived Institution as a space for personal self-expression but also as a socio-artistic organization.
—Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 28 May 2026
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Sam Leveridge, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Another airstrike on the outskirts of Adloun resulted in the deaths of eight Syrian nationals, NNA reported.
—Alayna Treene, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
On Monday evening, I was whooshed alongside hundreds of guests in dark vans, escorted by police, to the Vela di Calatrava sports complex on the outskirts of Rome.
—Charlotte Reed, CNBC, 29 May 2026
Born in Azerbaijan but growing up on the outskirts of Tbilisi, in Georgia, Gassanoff conceived Institution as a space for personal self-expression but also as a socio-artistic organization.
—Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 28 May 2026
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“Outskirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outskirt. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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