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Meaning of outskirt | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈaʊtskɝt

Definitions

  1. A more remote part of a town or city; the periphery, environs; a suburb.
  2. A more remote part of a town or city; the periphery, environs; a suburb
  3. To surround as an outskirt

Equivalents

العربية ضاحية مَشَارِف
Català afores
Čeština okraj předměstí
Español afueras orillas
Suomi laita
Français Banlieue
हिन्दी किनारा
Magyar külváros
Italiano periferia
Português periferia
Русский окраина
Svenska utkant

Examples

“Many people commute into the business district from the outskirts of town.”
“I told her of my plan to take John into an urban outskirt area for the purpose of retrieving some vital technical manuals.”
“The outskirt communities were originally established as labor camps for railroad workers, farm and ranch hands.”
“Hal Smith, manager of the Ferry Field theatre, Detroit, one of the largest and prettiest outskirt houses in town, played Metro's "Revelation" for three days last week”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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