outskirts
noun/ˈaʊtskɜːts/
/ˈaʊtskɜːrts/
[plural]- the parts of a town or city that are furthest from the centre
- on the outskirts (of something) They live on the outskirts of Milan.
WordfinderExtra ExamplesTopics Geographyc1, Buildingsc1- We were driving through the outskirts of Baghdad.
- a school in the outskirts of Athens
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- city
- northern
- etc.
- …
- reach
- in the outskirts
- on the outskirts
- through the outskirts
- …
Want to learn more?
Find out which words work together and produce more natural sounding English with the Oxford Collocations Dictionary app.
Check pronunciation:
outskirts