PERIPHERY


Meaning of PERIPHERY in English

n. (pl. -ies) 1 the boundary of an area or surface. 2 an outer or surrounding region (built on the periphery of the old town).

[ LL peripheria f. Gk periphereia circumference (as PERI-, phereia f. phero bear) ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary.      Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка.