outlying
Relatively remote from some central locationRelatively remote from some central location.
» Algeria needs to integrate its outlying regions with the more developed north.
Meaning
2 sensesRelatively remote from some central location.
The more outlying villages were never visited by their member of parliament.
удалённыйudaljónnyj
Located outside of some boundary or limit.
When the map was redrawn after the war, our cousin found herself living in outlying territory.
- relatively far from a center or middle
Examples
3 sentencesAlgeria needs to integrate its outlying regions with the more developed north.
A steep curve of heath-clad land, an outlying spur of the moor, lay in front of us.
What I would like to visit in South America is Montevideo in Uruguay and maybe outlying towns.
Translations
1 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From outlie (Etymology 2) + -ing.From outlie (Etymology 2) + -ing.
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Forms
more outlying, most outlying| Comparative | more outlying Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most outlying Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form