bustee
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bustee — UK [ˈbʌstɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms bustee : singular bustee plural bustees Indian English another spelling of basti … English dictionary
bustee — /bus tee/, n. India. 1. a small settlement; village. 2. a slum. Also, busti. [1880 85; < Hindi basti, akin to basna to dwell] * * * … Universalium
Bustee — the name for a shanty town in India … Geography glossary
bustee — n. village; small town; slum, poor neighborhood … English contemporary dictionary
bustee — [ bʌsti:] noun Indian a slum or shanty town. Origin from Hindi bastī dwelling … English new terms dictionary
bustee — bus·tee … English syllables
bustee — n. Ind. a shanty town; a slum. Etymology: Hind. basti dwelling … Useful english dictionary
Calcutta — /kal kut euh/, n. 1. a seaport in and the capital of West Bengal state, in E India, on the Hooghly River: former capital of British India. 7,031,382. 2. (sometimes l.c.) Also called Calcutta pool. a form of betting pool for a competition or… … Universalium
Shanty town — Shanty towns (also called squatter camps or favelas) are settlements (sometimes illegal or unauthorized) of impoverished people who live in improvised dwellings made from scrap plywood, corrugated metal, and sheets of plastic. Shanty towns, which … Wikipedia
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