outskirts

out-skirts · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The outer parts of a town or city; the areas on the edge of a populated area.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    on the outskirts — located at the edge of a town or city

Related words

Antonyms: center, downtown
See also: downtown, edge, periphery, suburbs
Synonyms: edge, periphery, suburbs

Etymology

From out + skirts (edges, borders), from Old Norse skyrta ("shirt, skirt").