Edge and Outskirts

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Edge noun - The line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something.

Usage example: the design along the edge of the plate is badly worn

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Outskirts is a synonym for edge. In some cases you can use "Outskirts" instead a noun "Edge".

Nearby Words: edgy, edged, edging

Outskirts noun - The districts adjacent to a city.

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Edge is a synonym for outskirts in edge of a geographic area topic. You can use "Edge" instead a noun "Outskirts".

far	far edge	far outskirts
southern	southern edge	southern outskirts

Oop North: Toby tells June that he is from a town on the outskirts of Leeds, right on the edge of the North Yorkshire Moors.

Source: Literature / Tell the Wolves I'm Home
If you look at the outskirts of the national airport Schiphol on satellite pictures (Google Maps) you can spot the remnants of a never created road stretching along the southern edge westwards right through the city of Hoofddorp.

Source: Dummied Out

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