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Periphery

/pəˈrɪfəri/
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(noun) The outside boundary, parts or surface of something.

Much like Nigeria, the Philippines was considered to be in the periphery of the Anglosphere.
They never penetrated beyond the periphery of the group.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The new housing development was built on the ____ of the city, far from the main transport links.

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