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outlying

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˈaʊtˌlaɪɪŋ/ · UK /ˈaʊtlaɪɪŋ/

outlying means: Far from the centre of a town, region, or other place.

adjective

FAR FROM CENTREC1

Far from the centre of a town, region, or other place.

  • We visited an outlying village.
  • Buses connect the city with its outlying districts.
  • People on the outlying farms rarely came into town.

Similar words: remote, distant

Opposites: central

Common phrases: outlying village, outlying area, outlying district

OUTSIDE BOUNDARYC2

Outside the edge or boundary of a place or area.

  • The treaty covered the outlying territory.
  • They marked the outlying land beyond the boundary.
  • The new map included several outlying regions outside the old borders.

Similar words: external

Opposites: internal

Common phrases: outlying territory, outlying land, outlying region

noun

REMOTE REGIONC2

An area far from the centre of a place.

  • They settled in an outlying.
  • The map showed several outlyings beyond the capital.
  • Travel to that distant outlying took several days.

Similar words: outlying region

Common phrases: an outlying, remote outlying

Questions about outlying

What does outlying mean?

Far from the centre of a town, region, or other place.

What is outlying in other languages?

Türkçe: merkezden uzak · Español: alejado · Français: éloigné · Deutsch: abgelegen · Italiano: periferico · 日本語: 辺鄙な

How do you pronounce outlying?

In American English /ˈaʊtˌlaɪɪŋ/; in British English /ˈaʊtlaɪɪŋ/.

How do you use outlying in a sentence?

We visited an outlying village. Buses connect the city with its outlying districts.

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