← BackshareGuessoutskirt/ˈaʊtˌskɜrt/nounThe outer part or edge of a place, especially a city or town; a suburb or fringe area.They lived on the outskirt of the city, near the forest.A small outskirt of the village had no streetlights.The factory was located on the outskirt of town.SynonymsedgefringeAntonymscenter