11
outskirts(noun, circumjacence)
7
environs(noun, nearness, circumjacence)
6
suburbia
5
borderland(noun, nearness)
5
purlieus(nearness, circumjacence)
5
cities(noun, towns)
5
outpost(noun, circumjacence)
5
purlieu
4
villages(noun, towns)
3
entourage(noun, circumjacence)
3
neighborhood(nearness, circumjacence)
3
periphery
3
vicinage(nearness, circumjacence)
3
alentours
3
banlieue(noun, nearness, circumjacence)
3
border(noun, circumjacence)
3
confines(noun, nearness)
3
fringes
3
municipalities(noun, towns)
3
precincts
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