slum
ঘিঁচি ঘিঁচি বস্তি
definition
verb
rich tourists slumming among the quaintly dangerous natives
spend time at a lower social level than one's own through curiosity or for charitable purposes.
noun
However, there is still a large segment of the population which lives in urban slums and poor rural areas without electricity or running water.
a squalid and overcrowded urban street or district inhabited by very poor people.
translation of 'slum'
ঘিঞ্জি
noun
ঘিঁচি ঘিঁচি বস্তি
example
the area was fast becoming a 'slum' for the destitute
I think that we will live here for maybe 12 months and then move elsewhere leaving the house as a 'slum' and make a start again a little further down the road.
She ended up living and working with Hong Kong's most despised and poorest inhabitants in a 'slum' known as the Walled City.
It is like an inner-city 'slum' and the street cleaning leaves a lot to be desired.
Blunkett's conclusion was that ‘if you live in a 'slum' in a high-rise building and you are on your own with three children, the idea of liberty and freedom means nothing’.
he moved from a two-room 'slum' into a local authority house
As part of the activities of the trust we have started free classes for girl students from local government schools from a nearby 'slum' who come from poor families.
The appalling social situation in Iran has been highlighted by recent reports of protest marches in working class urban areas and 'slum' districts.
businessmen are having to 'slum' it in aircraft economy class seats
Its control of poor 'slum' areas and inner cities resulted from the chaos that was brought about by the occupation; it was not itself the cause of the chaos.
As you can see, the Red Party has a lot of natural support in inner city 'slum' areas like this.
It made my dorm building look like a 'slum' , that was for sure.
'slum' dwellers
'slum' areas
businessmen are having to 'slum' it in aircraft economy class seats
But ironically the former 'slum' houses are now sought-after properties following regeneration and the flats have become increasingly unpopular with residents.
Begun in April 2003, it is a non-profit organisation with a mission to unleash the potential of the 'slum' , street and orphaned children of urban India.
There is also a primary school at the premises run by the committee for the poor and 'slum' dwellers in the locality.
The best home the family of seven can afford is this wood shack in a 'slum' .
Livingston will be 'slumming it' again in the first division next season.
When I went 'slumming' like this, I wanted to cruise the bad slums.
According to Richard Franceys, putting water supply on a commercial basis has meant more money to connect the very poorest people in the 'slums' and shanty towns.
Doing that among the Madison Square Garden crowd where ritzy ladies sported rhinestone and diamanté ‘W’ pins would be like forcing the country club to go 'slumming' on a nice summer's day.
Rather, he was a songwriter of rare poise 'slumming it' in the underground because his elliptical songs were too druggy and bitter to attract the mainstream hosannas they deserved.
Both films have respected older actors 'slumming it' as bad guys.
You said you wanted to go 'slumming' , so I picked a place to eat in Greenwich Village.
By-law violations that turn residential buildings into 'slums' are not the only matters the municipal courts will be dealing with.
Played out against a backdrop of the infamous club, their romance develops as we meet the high life and the low life, 'slumming' aristocrats and the fashionably rich, mingling with workers, artists, Bohemians, actresses and courtesans.
This magazine isn't for the New Yorker, it's for the 'slummer' .
However, there is still a large segment of the population which lives in urban 'slums' and poor rural areas without electricity or running water.
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