basti
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of basti
Urdu: settlement
Example Sentences
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My first day in the village, I was taken to the upper-caste basti to meet the village headman, a tall, broad-chested Brahmin named Vinod Upadhyay.
From BusinessWeek • Nov. 21, 2012
Il Semble même que les Anglois ont basti Baston, et en ont fait une ville Considerable à l'extremeté de leur pretenduë Nouvelle Angleterre.
From A Half-Century of Conflict - Volume II by Parkman, Francis
L'Evesque d'Avignoun, Mounsen Grimau, A fa basti 'no tourre à Barbentano Qu' enràbio vènt de mar e tremountano E fai despoutenta l'Esprit dóu mau.
From Frédéric Mistral Poet and Leader in Provence by Downer, Charles Alfred
"Che lei vedrà, così ben che sia tardo, Vederla viva, dirà: basti ad noi Comprender or quel che è natura et arte."
From Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Milan, 1475-1497 by Ady, Julia Mary Cartwright
Da non trovare paragone simile, Vi basti, per esempio, il campanile.”
From Legends of Florence Collected from the People, First Series by Leland, Charles Godfrey
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