peripheries
Far outer reaches
Peripheries is the plural of periphery—the outer edges or boundaries of something.
A city's peripheries are its outskirts.
The peripheries of a field of study are its less central concerns.
The movement started on the peripheries and worked its way toward the mainstream.
In anatomy, the peripheries are the extremities—hands and feet farthest from the body's core.
Residential areas outside cities
- environsSurrounding districts or areas
- exurbsCommunities beyond suburbs
- fringesOuter edges or tassels
- hinterlandsRemote inland areas
outlands · countryside · boondocks · backwoods · borderlands · vicinity · hamlets · villages
Circular outer boundary
brink · lip · hem · skirt · contour · outline · circumference · perimeter
Outermost edge or margin
- secondaryLesser in rank
- ancillaryProviding additional support
- minorScale with lowered third
- incidentalMinor and unplanned
nonessential · tangential · satellite · sidelined · overlooked · underrepresented · marginalized · liminal
suburbs
Residential areas outside cities
hinterlands · outlands · countryside · boondocks · backwoods · borderlands · vicinity · hamlets · villages · outposts
rim
Circular outer boundary
verge · brink · lip · hem · skirt · contour · outline · circumference · perimeter · frame
fringe
Outermost edge or margin
incidental · nonessential · tangential · satellite · sidelined · overlooked · underrepresented · marginalized · liminal · backstage
borderline
Edge of acceptability
- demarcationFormal boundary setting
- frontierEdge of settlement
- limitMaximum allowed extent
barrier · threshold · confines · terminus · precinct · fence · partition · enclosure · borderland · cusp
peripheriescenters
Middle locations or hubs
cores · mainstreams · essentials · priorities · fundamentals