périphérie

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Latin peripherīa, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek περιφέρεια (periphéreia).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /pe.ʁi.fe.ʁi/
  • (file)

Noun[edit]

périphérie f (plural périphéries)

  1. (geometry) perimeter
  2. outskirts (of a town or city)
    Synonyms: faubourgs, banlieue

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Descendants[edit]

  • Turkish: periferi

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