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Outskirt

A part remote from the center; outer edge; border; -- usually in the plural; as, the outskirts of a town.

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Suburb 70% connected

An outlying part of a city or town; a smaller place immediately adjacent to a city; in the plural, the region which is on the confines of any city or…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Fringe 92% connected

An ornamental appendage to the border of a piece of stuff, originally consisting of the ends of the warp, projecting beyond the woven fabric; but mor…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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