GRE Word : Periphery

Hundred of saplings are planted every year in the periphery of the Garden city,Bangalore.

1.the external boundary of any surface or area.
2.the outskirts of a city

3.the relatively minor, irrelevant, or superficial aspects of the subject in question.
4.Anatomy. the area in which nerves end.

Synonyms : ambit, border, boundary, brim, brink, circuit, circumference, compass, covering, edge, fringe, hem, margin, outside, perimeter, rim, skirt, verge
Antonyms : center