bustee

noun

bus·​tee

ˈbəˌstē

variants or busti

plural -s

1

India : a small village

2

India : a group of poor huts : slum

Word History

Etymology

Hindi bastī, from basnā to dwell, from Sanskrit vasati he dwells

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