"outlying" meaning in English

See outlying in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more outlying [comparative], most outlying [superlative]
Etymology: From outlie (Etymology 2) + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|outlie|ing|pos1=Etymology 2}} outlie (Etymology 2) + -ing Head templates: {{en-adj}} outlying (comparative more outlying, superlative most outlying)
  1. Relatively remote from some central location. Synonyms (relatively remote): distant Translations (relatively remote from some central location): отдалече́н (otdalečén) (Bulgarian), затъ́нтен (zatǎ́nten) (Bulgarian), 偏僻的 (piān pì de) (Chinese Mandarin), 边远的 (biān yuǎn de) (Chinese Mandarin), 远离城市的 (yuǎn lí chéng shì de) (Chinese Mandarin), удалённый (udaljónnyj) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-outlying-en-adj-Idp9xGaF Disambiguation of 'relatively remote': 95 5 Disambiguation of 'relatively remote from some central location': 98 2
  2. Located outside of some boundary or limit.
    Sense id: en-outlying-en-adj-GBfo-t2m Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 61 21 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 20 46 33 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 15 65 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 68 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 82 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 15 69 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 22 53 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 11 72 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: far, distant Derived forms: outlying field, United States minor outlying islands Related terms: outlier

Noun

Forms: outlyings [plural]
Etymology: From outlie (Etymology 2) + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|outlie|ing|pos1=Etymology 2}} outlie (Etymology 2) + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun}} outlying (plural outlyings)
  1. A region relatively remote from a central location.
    Sense id: en-outlying-en-noun-eASGTUbN

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1951 April, D. S. Barrie, “British Railways: A Survey, 1948-1950”, in Railway Magazine, number 600, page 224:",
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