outlying

[ out-lahy-ing ]
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adjective
  1. lying at a distance from the center or the main body; remote; out-of-the-way: outlying military posts.

  2. lying outside the boundary or limit.

Origin of outlying

1
First recorded in1655–65; out- + lying2

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British Dictionary definitions for outlying

outlying

/ (ˈaʊtˌlaɪɪŋ) /


adjective
  1. distant or remote from the main body or centre, as of a town or region

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