outskirts

/ ˈaʊtˌskɜːts /

plural noun

1. sometimes singular outlying or bordering areas, districts, etc, as of a city

Example Sentences

No one lives in the ghostly outskirts of El Geneina anymore.

From BBC

But why would the suspect, who was born in Berkeley, California, choose to hide out in Maenan in the remote outskirts of the sleepy market town of Llanrwst in the Conwy valley?

From BBC

An Indian farmer checks his wheat crop that was damaged in heavy rain on the outskirts of Amritsar on March 21, 2018.

From Salon

In the winter, she relocates to the outskirts of Dehradun, near the Himalayan foothills.

From BBC

This rare supernova, called 2023ufx, originated from the core collapse of a red supergiant star, exploded on the outskirts of a nearby dwarf galaxy.

From Science Daily

Related Words

• periphery