outskirt

English

Etymology

out- +‎ skirt

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈaʊtskɝt/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈaʊtskɜːt/
Hyphenation: out‧skirt

Noun

outskirt (plural outskirts)

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 (zh), 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)

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

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