middle vs outskirts

middle

adj

  • Pertaining to the middle voice. 

  • Located in the middle; in between. 

  • Central. 

noun

  • A centre, midpoint. 

  • The part between the beginning and the end. 

  • The middle stump. 

  • The central part of a human body; the waist. 

  • The middle voice. 

outskirts

noun

  • The area surrounding a city or town; suburb. 

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