OUTSKIRT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A part of the city far removed from the center

Example:

they built a factory on the outskirts of the city

Synonyms:

fringe; outskirt

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Hypernyms ("outskirt" is a kind of...):

city district (a district of a town or city)

Meronyms (parts of "outskirt"):

suburb; suburban area; suburbia (a residential district located on the outskirts of a city)