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outlying

noun

Meaning

  • A region relatively remote from a central location.

adjective

Meaning

  • 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."

Synonyms

distant,
far