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Meanings of outskirts in English

Transition zone between urban and rural land.

        Usage of outskirts in English
        1
        Columbus, the state capital, leans Democratic, although its suburban outskirts lean Republican.
        Reuters
        2
        The Minister lived in a house on the outskirts of the town.
        The Coming Conquest of England
        3
        The train was in Brighton, sliding over the outskirts of the town.
        Hilda Lessways
        4
        However, on the outskirts changes were apparent enough; notably in dwelling-house architecture.
        Life on the Mississippi
        5
        A few minutes later, they arrived at the outskirts of the kingdom.
        Maleficent
        6
        The villages were empty by the time the column reached the outskirts.
        Despoilers of the Golden Empire
        7
        Holborn was then in the outskirts of the town on that side.
        The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 17,...
        8
        The roads and the outskirts of the wood were watched almost constantly.
        The Hunted Outlaw, or, Donald Morrison, the Canadian Rob Roy
        9
        On the outskirts of the crowd stood the Dauntreys and their party.
        The Guests Of Hercules
        10
        He was born in Camberwell, on the outskirts of London, in 1812.
        English Literature / Its History and Its Significance for the Li...
        11
        The attack happened at Carniny Primary School on the outskirts of Ballymena.
        The Irish Times
        12
        The scene is a village on the outskirts of Muelhausen, in Alsace.
        America's War for Humanity
        13
        He visits the old Presidio on the outskirts of the growing city.
        The Little Lady of Lagunitas: A Franco-Californian Romance
        14
        The stars were out before they reached the outskirts of the mining-camp.
        A Texas Ranger
        15
        On the outskirts of the town there were men paving the streets.
        A Tramp's Sketches
        16
        Susannah went out into the spring on the outskirts of the town.
        The Mormon Prophet
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        Ireland
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        New Zealand
        Common
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