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periphery
The outskirts of a city or region; the outer districts as opposed to the center.
Viele Familien ziehen aus dem teuren Stadtzentrum in die grüne Peripherie.
Many families move from the expensive city center to the green periphery.
'Peripherie' (periphery) is a word from elevated usage and is used mainly in written or formal contexts.
Die Studie untersucht die wirtschaftliche Entwicklung in der Peripherie des Landes.
The study examines economic development in the periphery of the country.
To describe a location, you use 'in der Peripherie' (in the periphery) or 'an der Peripherie' (on/at the periphery) with the dative. To express movement there, you say 'in die Peripherie' (into the periphery) or 'an die Peripherie' (to the periphery) with the accusative.
Er wohnt in der Peripherie von Berlin.
He lives on the periphery of Berlin.
When computers, devices, ports, printers, or keyboards are being discussed, 'Peripherie' (peripherals) refers to externally connected hardware.
Der neue Monitor gehört zur Peripherie meines Computers.
The new monitor is part of my computer's peripherals.
In discussions or texts, you can recognize the figurative meaning from words such as 'Thema' (topic), 'Frage' (question), or 'Aspekt' (aspect). Here 'Peripherie' (periphery) means an unimportant marginal area.
Das ist nur ein Detail am Rande, das zur Peripherie des Problems gehört.
That is only a minor detail that belongs to the periphery of the problem.
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'das Herz' and 'die Peripherie' form an opposite pair when talking about center and edge. 'das Herz' means the innermost or most important part of something. 'die Peripherie', by contrast, means the outer area, that is, the edge of a city, a region, or even a topic. Figuratively speaking: in the heart lies what is important or central; in the periphery lies what is farther away or less important.
Viele neue Wohnungen entstehen an der Peripherie der Stadt.
Many new apartments are being built on the periphery of the city.
Der alte Marktplatz ist das Herz der Stadt.
The old market square is the heart of the city.