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OUTSKIRT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A part of the city far removed from the center
Example:
they built a factory on the outskirts of the city
Synonyms:
fringe; outskirt
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("outskirt" is a kind of...):
city district (a district of a town or city)
Meronyms (parts of "outskirt"):
suburb; suburban area; suburbia (a residential district located on the outskirts of a city)
