Definitions for outlyingˈaʊtˌlaɪ ɪŋ
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
out•ly•ingˈaʊtˌlaɪ ɪŋ(adj.)
lying at a distance from the center or the main body; remote.
lying outside the boundary.
Origin of outlying:
1655–65
Princeton's WordNet
outlying(a)(adj)
relatively far from a center or middle
"outlying settlements"
Wiktionary
outlying(Adjective)
Relatively remote from some central location.
The more outlying villages were never visited by their member of parliament.
outlying(Adjective)
Located outside of some boundary or limit.
When the map was redrawn after the war, our cousin found herself living in outlying territory.
Translations for outlying
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- afgeleë, ver verwyderdAfrikaans
- بَعيد عن المَرْكِزArabic
- отдалеченBulgarian
- distantePortuguese (BR)
- odlehlýCzech
- entlegenGerman
- afsides liggendeDanish
- απόμερος, απομακρυσμένοςGreek
- remoto, lejanoSpanish
- kõrvalineEstonian
- دور افتادهFarsi
- kaukainenFinnish
- écarté, isoléFrench
- מְרוָּחקHebrew
- दूरHindi
- udaljenCroatian
- távoliHungarian
- jauhIndonesian
- afskekkturIcelandic
- isolatoItalian
- へんぴなJapanese
- 외딴Korean
- atokus, nuošalusLithuanian
- attāls; nomaļšLatvian
- jauh dr bandar ituMalay
- afgelegenDutch
- avsidesliggendeNorwegian
- odległyPolish
- دور افتادهPersian
- لرى پروتPashto
- distantePortuguese
- îndepărtatRomanian
- удалённыйRussian
- odľahlýSlovak
- oddaljenSlovenian
- udaljenSerbian
- avsides belägen, avlägsenSwedish
- ที่ห่างไกลThai
- uzaktaki, uzakta bulunanTurkish
- 邊遠的，遠離城鎮的Chinese (Trad.)
- далекий; віддаленийUkrainian
- دور افتادہUrdu
- xa thành phốVietnamese
- 边远的，远离城镇的Chinese (Simp.)
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