🏙️outskirt

noun
/ˈaʊtˌskɜːrt/

Meaning

the outer edge or border of a town or city

Example Sentences

They built a new factory on the outskirts of the city.

Example Expressions

on the outskirts

Synonyms

suburb, edge, border, periphery

Antonyms

center, downtown

Collocations

on the outskirts, city outskirts, outskirts area

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