bustee

or bus·ti

[ buhs-tee ]

nounIndia.
  1. a small settlement; village.

  2. a slum.

Origin of bustee

1
1880–85; <Hindi bastī, akin to basnā to dwell

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British Dictionary definitions for bustee

bustee

busti

/ (ˈbʌstiː) /


noun
  1. variant spellings of basti

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