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French
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin peripherīa, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek περιφέρεια (periphéreia).
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Noun
périphérie f (plural périphéries)
- (geometry) perimeter
- outskirts (of a town or city)
- Synonyms: faubourgs, banlieue
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