periphery of a city

  • 1periphery — pe|riph|e|ry [pəˈrıfəri] n plural peripheries formal [Date: 1500 1600; : Old French; Origin: periferie, from Late Latin, from Greek, from peripherein to carry around ] 1.) [C usually singular] the edge of an area periphery of ▪ the pe …

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  • 2periphery — noun 1 (countable usually singular) the outer area or edge that surrounds a place (+ of): a residential area on the periphery of the city compare outskirts 2 be on the periphery to be only slightly involved in a group or activity: extremists on… …

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  • 3periphery — noun rambling estates on the periphery of the city Syn: edge, outer edge, margin, fringe, boundary, border, perimeter, rim, verge, borderline; outskirts, outer limits/reaches, bounds; literary bourn, marge Ant: center …

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  • 4City Square, Melbourne — City Square looking from Swanston Street The City Square is a pedestrian plaza and former civic centre located in the Central Business District of Melbourne, Australia. The square is currently bounded by Swanston Street, Collins Street, Flinders… …

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  • 5City district — is a type of administrative division of Pakistan and Croatia. It is also the English translation of German Stadtbezirk and Swedish Stadsdel. See also City Districts of Pakistan …

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  • 6City of Darwin — This article is about a local government area in the Northern Territory. For the capital and metropolitan area, see Darwin, Northern Territory. City of Darwin Northern Territory …

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  • 7Periphery — Generally, a periphery is a boundary or outer part of any space or body. In biology* Peripheral nervous system, distinct from the central nervous system * Peripheral membrane protein, proteins that temporarily adhere to the biological membrane… …

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  • 8City — For other uses, see City (disambiguation). Shanghai is the most populous city proper in the world …

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  • 9City of Manchester Stadium — Not to be confused with Docklands Stadium, also known as the Etihad Stadium, a multi purpose stadium in Melbourne, Australia. Etihad Stadium Eastlands[1] CoMS[2] SportCity[3] …

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  • 10City council — A city council or town council is the legislative body that governs a city, town, municipality or local government area. Contents 1 Australia NZ 2 Sweden 3 United Kingdom …

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