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Noun
S:
(n)
outskirt
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fringe
(a part of the city far removed from the center)
"they built a factory on the outskirts of the city"
S:
(n)
outskirts
(outlying areas (as of a city or town))
"they lived on the outskirts of Houston"; "they mingled in the outskirts of the crowd"
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S:
(n)
section
(a distinct region or subdivision of a territorial or political area or community or group of people)
"no section of the nation is more ardent than the South"; "there are three synagogues in the Jewish section"
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has instance
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derivationally related form