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Added 10 October 2026

outlying

adjective

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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.

noun

A region relatively remote from a central location.

Origin

From outlie (Etymology 2) + -ing.

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