Basti
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /bʌstiː/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Basti is a noun meaning (North India) A slum.
Meaning
(North India) A slum.
Example Sentences
There is a dreary bustee in the neighbourhood which is said to make the most of any cholera that may be going.
Her mother-in-law, in her half-delirious state, was sure that their basti would be broken down and had aggressively begun to push her sons to buy a plot of land elsewhere.
With the population growth in the jhopadpattis, favelas, bastis and bidonvilles higher than any other environment in the world, we are seeing the emergence of Megaslums, where one million urban poor live in an area measuring just 1.5 square miles.
Word Forms
- bastis
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bhangar, tejpat, bhikari, bhag, bangar, bhangi.
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