bustee
or bus·ti
[ buhs-tee ]
/ ˈbʌs ti /
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noun India.
a small settlement; village.
a slum.
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Origin of bustee
1880–85; <Hindi bastī, akin to basnā to dwell
Words nearby bustee
bust, bust a gut, Bustamante, bustard, busted, bustee, buster, Buster Brown collar, buster collar, busticate, bustier
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Example sentences from the Web for bustee
Bustee's body was stolen at night by his son, and Guyadut's was sold to his family by the soldiers.
A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II|William SleemanFinally the bustee-wallahs agreed to stop operations and await legal judgment.
Ranching, Sport and Travel|Thomas CarsonIt may open on to a courtyard common to two or more houses, or it may lie behind any one of the gates of Jitha Megji's bustee.
The Works of Rudyard Kipling: One Volume Edition|Rudyard KiplingThis outbreak led to the inoculation of one hundred and sixteen persons in the bustee out of about two hundred.
British Dictionary definitions for bustee
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