outskirts
noun
[ ˈaʊtskəːts ]
• the outer parts of a town or city.
• "he built a new factory on the outskirts of Birmingham"
Similar:
outlying districts,
edges,
fringes,
suburbs,
suburbia,
purlieus,
borders,
periphery,
margin,
boundary,
surrounding area/district,
environs,
faubourg,
banlieue,
barrio,
Origin:
late 16th century: from out + skirt.
