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Synonyms for confines

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boundary outskirts

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Noun

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    The borders or limits of an area.

Example sentences

  • boundary Smoking is permitted within the marked boundary.
  • outskirts New housing is built on the outskirts of the city.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
confinessteady
boundaryfalling
outskirtsrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
edges2
7 letters
suburbs2
8 letters
boundary3
9 letters
outskirts2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (edges2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
confins
Italiano
confine
Español
confín
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