outskirts vs purlieu

outskirts

noun
  • The area surrounding a city or town; suburb. 

purlieu

noun
  • The outskirts of any place; an adjacent district; the environs or neighborhood. 

  • The ground on the edges of a forest, especially when partly subject to the same forest laws concerning game hunting etc. 

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