Definitions for outskirts
out·skirts

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. outskirtsnoun

   outlying areas (as of a city or town)

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. outskirtsnoun

   ; the edges or areas around a city or town.

   He lived on the outskirts of Paris for a time.

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1. 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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1. 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 WurdzRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. OUTSKIRTS

   The only garments which clothe many a metropolis with decency.

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1. outskirts

   near the outside/edge of a town (owt-skert)

   I went to the outskirt of my town

   
   

   Submitted by anonymous on August 26, 2014  

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of outskirts in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of outskirts in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of outskirts in a Sentence

1. Wut Yee:

   The next morning, I had to follow this man after the doctor injected me with anesthetics. He took me in his car to a house on the outskirts of town. I spent the whole day with him, i wasn't in pain when he sent me back home in the evening because of the medication, but I couldn't walk properly.

2. Edson Aparecido:

   Where people are dying is on the outskirts of the city. That's why social isolation is so important.

3. Sheikh Abdiasis Abu Musab:

   We burned the police station and captured cars. Now, today, there are sporadic exchanges of gunfire between us and the police in the outskirts of the town but we still control the town.

4. Sharfan Darwish:

   There is news about many Daesh (IS) members escaping and evacuating some areas of Manbij and booby-trapping them, our forces are now on the outskirts of the city. The campaign continues.

5. Ismet Sheik Hassan:

   Fighters are still clearing homes and streets of booby-traps and mines. There are some clashes from ISIS pockets on the outskirts of the town, but Ain Isa and the surrounding villages are free of the ISIS terrorists.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=outskirts
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Outskirts
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=outskirts
5. ^ The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1989/pg1989-images.html#:~:text=outskirts