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Outlying

adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Relatively remote from some central location.

    "The more outlying villages were never visited by their member of parliament."

  2. 2
    Located outside of some boundary or limit.

    "When the map was redrawn after the war, our cousin found herself living in outlying territory."

Adjective
  1. 1
    relatively far from a center or middle wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A region relatively remote from a central location.

    "The other areas and the outlyings will have to come in at a later date, although the council wrestles with that periodically. But the amount of money involved would be substantial."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From outlie (Etymology 2) + -ing.

Etymology 2

From outlie (Etymology 2) + -ing.

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