Modifies a noun

• hamlet: A sixth distinct place is the outlying hamlet of Felixstowe Ferry on the Deben; St Nicholas is here.

• suburb: She was taking the early morning train from her home in an outlying suburb to get to her school in Madrid.

• district: This region of the crust in which we are is an outlying district, a pastoral region.

• island: To get to the outlying islands you need to join a cruise of a week or more.

• province: Millions of Afghans in outlying provinces are without shelter.

• village: In 1981 to 1988 in Suffolk I used to get the school bus which served the outlying villages.

Modifying Another Word

• even: By 1925 even outlying districts like Waterloo were served by electricity.