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OUTSKIRT
outskirt, fringe
(noun) a part of the city far removed from the center; “they built a factory on the outskirts of the city”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
outskirt (plural outskirts)
a more remote part of a town or city; the periphery, environs; a suburb
Usage notes
• As a noun, plural form is much more common.
• In attributive use, the singular form is more common.
Source: Wiktionary
Out"skirt`, n.
Definition: A part remote from the center; outer edge; border; -- usually in the plural; as, the outskirts of a town. Wordsworth. The outskirts of his march of mystery. Keble.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ROOTS
(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; “his roots in Texas go back a long way”; “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”; “his music has African roots”
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