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out-of-town

[out-uhv-toun]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or from another city or town.

    We're expecting out-of-town visitors tomorrow.

  2. taking place in another city or town.

    the out-of-town tryout of a new play.



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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of out-of-town1

First recorded in 1815–25
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Idioms and Phrases

Away from the town or city under consideration; away from home. For example, In his new job Tom will be going out of town nearly every week, or He's out of town but I'll have him call you when he gets back. [Late 1300s]
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The aspiring costume designer came to the market with an out-of-town friend despite her father’s warning against the neighborhood’s dangers given the protests.

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For the new family of three, the outing was a respite before the arrival of the holidays and jubilant out-of-town relatives.

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There is shock here that a member of this community has been shot and killed at a home on a very ordinary street, just a stone's throw away from Talbot Green's popular out-of-town retail park.

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I immediately sent it out to 20 other artistic directors, and with budgets and things, there’s no guarantee any of them would bring him in as an out-of-town director.

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"Some of the stuff that got built in the 1990s are these of out-of-town sheds."

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