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outskirts

The correct spelling is outskirts.

How to pronounce outskirts

/ˈaʊtskɜːts/
noun

IPA: /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. 1.The area surrounding a city or town; suburb.
  2. 2.A more remote part of a town or city; the periphery, environs; a suburb.

verb

  1. 1.To surround as an outskirt.

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