Outlying
[out-lahy-ing] /ˈaʊtˌlaɪ ɪŋ/
adjective
1.
at a distance from the center or the main body; remote; out-of-the-way:
outlying military posts.
2.
outside the boundary or limit.
/ˈaʊtˌlaɪɪŋ/
adjective
1.
distant or remote from the main body or centre, as of a town or region
adj.
“outside certain limits,” 1660s, from out + present participle of lie (v.2). Meaning “remote from the center” is first recorded 1680s.
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