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bustee

bustee

1 9.9
A poor area in South Asian cities with simple houses or shacks
  • noun
  • Archaic
: asentamiento informal
  • The charity organization aims to improve living conditions in the city's many bustees.

Examples

  • The bustee was filled with colorful makeshift homes.

  • Many families live in a bustee near the city center.

  • Many families live in the bustee on the edge of the city.

  • The government launched a project to improve living conditions in the bustee.

  • Children from the bustee often attend the local community school.

  • During my visit, I was shocked to see how many families live in bustees lacking basic necessities.

  • The documentary highlighted the struggles of people living in bustees on the outskirts of the city.

Synonyms

shantytown
vsbustee
6 7.0

An area of a city where very poor people live in small rough houses

is a South Asian informal settlement often on city outskirts with makeshift housing
basti
vsbustee
  • Indian
1 9.8

A village or crowded neighborhood where many people live

is a poor informal settlement with makeshift housing rather than a general village

How Permanent

township
5 3.2
slum
69 3.0
bustee
  • Archaic
1 9.9
to camp
198 1.0

Surface Forms

bustee singular
bustees plural

Etymology

Bustee comes from the Hindi word basti and the Bengali form busti, both meaning 'settlement' or 'village'. It was used for makeshift, often poor communities near cities, so bustee now means a poor or informal settlement.