Definition
The outer edges or borders of a city or town, usually less developed than the center.
Etymology
Compound of 'out' (beyond) and 'skirts' (edges or borders, from Old Norse 'skyrta' meaning shirt or edge). The term emerged in the 1600s to describe areas beyond a town's main boundaries.
Kelly Says
Medieval cities were designed with walls, so the 'outskirts' were literally the dangerous zones outside protection—as cities grew, these edge areas became suburbs, creating the ring-city patterns we see around modern metropolises.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ከተማ ውጭ
ke-te-ma w-ch
BNবাংলা
শহরের বাহিরে
sho-her-er ba-hi-re
CSČeština
městsko
meh-st-sko
DADansk
forstæder
for-stae-der
ELΕλληνικά
παραποτάμια
pa-ra-po-ta-mia
ESEspañol
afueras
ah-fwe-ras
FISuomi
esikaupungit
eh-si-kau-pun-git
FRFrançais
banlieue
ba-n-lee
HEעברית
הַשְׂפָת
ha-she-fat
IDBahasa Indonesia
pinggiran kota
ping-giran ko-ta
ITItaliano
borghi
borg-hee
KMKM
ក្រៅប្រទេស
kra-u-p-ra-tes
MRMR
शहराच्या बाहेर
sha-hra-cha ba-he-rer
MSBahasa Melayu
pinggir bandar
ping-gir ban-dar
MYမြန်မာ
မြို့ပြ ပြင်
myo-p-ra-pyin
NLNederlands
randen
ran-den
NONorsk
forstader
for-sta-der
PAPA
ਸ਼ਹਿਰ ਬહાર
she-har ba-har
PLPolski
przedmieścia
pre-d-mie-s-chya
PTPortuguês
subúrbios
soo-bur-bee-ohs
RUРусский
окраины
ok-ra-i-ny
SVSvenska
förorter
for-or-ter
TAதமிழ்
நகரின் புறநகரம்
na-ga-rin pu-ra-na-ka-ram
TEతెలుగు
నగర చుట్టు
na-ga-ra chu-ttu
THไทย
นอกเมือง
nok-meu-ang
TLTL
labas ng lungsod
la-bas ng lung-sod
TRTürkçe
şehir kenarları
she-hir ke-nar-la-ri
UKУкраїнська
околиці
okoli-tsi
URاردو
شہری سرے
she-hri se-ray
VITiếng Việt
ngoài thành
ngoai-thanh
ZUZU
ngezwane
n-ge-z-wa-ne