outskirt

English

Etymology

out- +‎ skirt

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaʊtskɝt/
• IPA^(key): /ˈaʊtskɜːt/
• Hyphenation: out‧skirt

Noun

outskirt (plural outskirts)

1. a more remote part of a town or city; the periphery, environs; a suburb

   Many people commute into the business district from the outskirts of town.

Usage notes

• As a noun, plural form is much more common.
• In attributive use, the singular form is more common.

Translations

periphery

• Catalan: afores (ca) m pl
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 郊外 (zh) (jiāowài), 郊區／郊区 (zh) (jiāoqū), 郊区 (zh) (jiāoqū)

• Danish: udkant c
• Finnish: laitakaupunginosa
• French: banlieue (fr) f
• German: Außenbezirk (de) m, Stadtrand (de) m, Außenbereich (de) m, Vorort (de) m, Randbezirk m, Randgebiet (de) n, Randbereich m
• Hungarian: külváros (hu)
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• Icelandic: útjaðar m
• Italian: periferia (it) f
• Norwegian: utkant m
• Portuguese: periferia (pt)
• Russian: окра́ина (ru) (okráina)
• Spanish: afueras (es) f pl
• Swedish: utkant (sv) c