CEFR B1

outlying

noun

Meaning

outlying means a region relatively remote from a central location. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The more outlying villages were never visited by their member of parliament.
When the map was redrawn after the war, our cousin found herself living in outlying territory.

Synonyms: distant, far

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outlying (B1)

noun

Definition

outlying means a region relatively remote from a central location. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The more outlying villages were never visited by their member of parliament.
When the map was redrawn after the war, our cousin found herself living in outlying territory.
The article uses outlying to mean a region relatively remote from a central location.

How to Use outlying

a/the outlying (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a outlying."
outlying in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked outlying in context before translating it."

Synonyms of outlying

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