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out·skirts
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Princeton's WordNet
outskirtsnoun
outlying areas (as of a city or town)
"they lived on the outskirts of Houston"; "they mingled in the outskirts of the crowd"
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outskirtsnoun
; the edges or areas around a city or town.
He lived on the outskirts of Paris for a time.
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outskirts
The outskirts of a place or city are the outer areas of it, often where fewer people live or work, typically characterised by less development compared to the central areas. These could also refer to parts that are remote from the center of activity, interest, or population.
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Outskirts
Outskirts is the 1987 debut album by Blue Rodeo. The single "Try" was a hit for the band in their native Canada. To mark the 25th anniversary of the album, Blue Rodeo released a 2-LP Vinyl remixed edition, called Outskirts Remix on November 27, 2012.
The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
OUTSKIRTS
The only garments which clothe many a metropolis with decency.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of outskirts in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of outskirts in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of outskirts in a Sentence
On the outskirts of every agony sits some observant fellow who points.
I think the fact of using the tense situation on the outskirts of Debaltseve by militants-terrorists-mercenaries poses a great threat, which can violate the ceasefire regime.
New Horizons is on a journey to a new class of planets we've never seen, in a place we've never been before, for decades, we thought Pluto was this odd little body on the planetary outskirts; now we know it's really a gateway to an entire region of new worlds in the Kuiper Belt, and New Horizons is going to provide the first close-up look at them.
Now we also face the possibility of a diplomatic offensive, an attempt to compel us by means of U.N. decisions to withdraw to the 1967 lines within two years. This will lead Islamic extremists to the outskirts of Tel Aviv and the heart of Jerusalem.
Even if traditional grand bazaars continue to be the favorite places to shop for regular Iranians, they now face competition from huge shopping malls, which were erected in the outskirts of major cities across the country.
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