outskirt
pronunciation
How to pronounce outskirt in British English:
UK ['aʊtˌskɜ:t]
How to pronounce outskirt in American English:
US [ˈaʊtˌskət]
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- Noun:
- a part of the city far removed from the center
Word Origin
- outskirt (n.)
- "outer border," 1590s, from out + skirt (n.). Now only in plural, outskirts. Originally in Spenser.
Example
- 1. On the outskirt of town , a pick-up truck is waiting .
- 2. The most distant lake on the outskirt of town .
- 3. First he would pedal to the end of his block and then to the outskirt of town and then right out of the state of california .
- 4. The agriculture of beijing outskirt establishment that rises abruptly quickly .
- 5. Most of the believers who dwells in towns and outskirt of city are working people and are average income earners .