basti

/ ˈbʌstɪ /

noun

1. (in India) a slum inhabited by poor people

Word History and Origins

Origin of basti¹

Urdu: settlement

Example Sentences

Abdul Shakeel, with the activist group Basti Suraksha Manch, or Save Colony Forum, says that “in the name of beautification, the urban poor’s lives are destroyed.”

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Kebab restaurant owner Basti, who did not want to give his full name, said the event had become "worse" over the years.

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He called himself Basti ka Hasti, which roughly translates to the young slum boy who wrote his own destiny.

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A previous marriage, to Anne Basti, ended in divorce.

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Mr. Ferrante’s first marriage, to Anne Basti, ended in divorce.

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