outskirt

[ out-skurt ]
/ ˈaʊtˌskɜrt /

noun

Often outskirts. the outlying district or region, as of a city, metropolitan area, or the like: to live on the outskirts of town; a sparsely populated outskirt.
Usually outskirts. the border or fringes of a specified quality, condition, or the like: the outskirts of respectability.

Origin of outskirt

First recorded in 1590–1600; out- + skirt

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British Dictionary definitions for outskirts

outskirts
/ (ˈaʊtˌskɜːts) /

pl n

(sometimes singular) outlying or bordering areas, districts, etc, as of a city