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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When the world’s top gas traders met in late April at a canal-side hotel on the outskirts of Amsterdam, the atmosphere was business-as-usual: coffee, croissants and wrangling over deals for the upcoming winter.
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Priscila Azevedo Rocha, Fortune Europe, 13 May 2024
Israeli troops battling Hamas on outskirts of Rafah.
—Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 9 May 2024
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Priscila Azevedo Rocha, Fortune Europe, 13 May 2024
Israeli troops battling Hamas on outskirts of Rafah.
—Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 9 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for outskirt
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“Outskirt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outskirt. Accessed 17 May. 2024.
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