outlying

as in isolated
far away from the center of a place The family lives in an outlying area of the city. the country's outlying islands

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“Outlying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlying. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.

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