outskirts — [out′skʉrts΄] pl.n. 1. districts remote from the center or midst, as of a city; outlying regions sometimes, esp. formerly, used in sing. [much construction in the outskirts of the city] 2. the outer edge, border, or margin [a shack at the… … Universalium
outskirts — [out′skʉrts΄] pl.n. 1. districts remote from the center or midst, as of a city; outlying regions sometimes, esp. formerly, used in sing. [much construction in the outskirts of the city] 2. the outer edge, border, or margin [a shack at the… … English World dictionary
outskirts — index border, edge (border), frontier, periphery, vicinity Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
outskirts — [n] edge of a geographic area bedroom community*, border, boundary, edge, environs, limit, outpost, periphery, purlieu, purlieus, sticks*, suburb, suburbia, vicinity; concepts 508,513 Ant. center, downtown … New thesaurus
outskirts — ► PLURAL NOUN ▪ the outer parts of a town or city … English terms dictionary
outskirts — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ city ▪ northern, etc. VERB + OUTSKIRTS ▪ reach PREPOSITION ▪ in the … Collocations dictionary
outskirts — out|skirts [ aut,skɜrts ] noun plural the areas of a town or city that are farthest away from the center: Alberton is located in Johannesburg s eastern outskirts. on the outskirts of: a park on the outskirts of Chicago … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
outskirts — UK [ˈaʊtˌskɜː(r)ts] / US [ˈaʊtˌskɜrts] noun [plural] the areas of a town or city that are furthest away from the centre Alberton is located in Johannesburg s eastern outskirts. on the outskirts of: a park on the outskirts of Edinburgh … English dictionary
outskirts — n. on the outskirts (of a city) * * * on the outskirts (of a city) … Combinatory dictionary
outskirts — out|skirts [ˈautskə:ts US ə:r ] n [plural] the parts of a town or city that are furthest from the centre on the outskirts (of sth) ▪ They live on the outskirts of Paris … Dictionary of contemporary English
