outlying.
Relatively remote from some central location.
Meaning & usage
Relatively remote from some central location.
The more outlying villages were never visited by their member of parliament.
Located outside of some boundary or limit.
When the map was redrawn after the war, our cousin found herself living in outlying territory.
Where this word comes from
From outlie (Etymology 2) + -ing.
A region relatively remote from a central location.
Where this word comes from
From outlie (Etymology 2) + -ing.
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