Definitions for outskirts

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. outskirts(noun)

    outlying areas (as of a city or town)

    "they lived on the outskirts of Houston"; "they mingled in the outskirts of the crowd"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. outskirts(noun)ˈaʊtskˌɝts

    the area at the edge of a town or city

    suburbs on the outskirts of Houston

Wiktionary

  1. outskirts(Noun)

    ; the edges or areas around a city or town.

    He lived on the outskirts of Paris for a time.

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz

  1. OUTSKIRTS

    The only garments which clothe many a metropolis with decency.


Translations for outskirts

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

outskirts(noun plural)

the outer parts or area, especially of a town

I live on the outskirts of London.

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