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Uncommonoutskirts
The correct spelling is outskirts.
How to pronounce outskirts
/ˈaʊtskɜːts/
nounIPA: /ˈaʊtskɜːts/
Say it like: Owt-ski-rts
The correct spelling is outskirts. The area surrounding a city or town; suburb. For example: "He lived on the outskirts of Paris for a time."
Usage Examples
“He lived on the outskirts of Paris for a time.”
“Many people commute into the business district from the outskirts of town.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.The area surrounding a city or town; suburb.
- 2.A more remote part of a town or city; the periphery, environs; a suburb.
verb
- 1.To surround as an outskirt.
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