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Definition of
outlying adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
outlying
adjective
adjective
NAmE
/
/
ˈaʊtˌlaɪɪŋ
/
/
[
only before noun
]
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far away from the cities of a country or from the main part of a place
outlying areas
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outlying
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