Many people commute into the business district from the outskirts of town.
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Outskirt
/ˈaʊtskɝt/
Synonyms for "outskirt" (8 found)
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9 entriesadjacent fieldborder zonecoastal fringefringe neighborhoodsmarginal topicoutlying districtperipheral topicrural beltsuburbs
Collocations
6 entriescity outskirtsfringe neighborhoodsouter edgerural fringesuburban belturban outskirts
Inflections
1 entriesSample sentences
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I told her of my plan to take John into an urban outskirt area for the purpose of retrieving some vital technical manuals.
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The outskirt communities were originally established as labor camps for railroad workers, farm and ranch hands.
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Hal Smith, manager of the Ferry Field theatre, Detroit, one of the largest and prettiest outskirt houses in town, played Metro's "Revelation" for three days last week
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