basti

/bʌstiː/

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi बस्ती (bastī).

basti means A city, district, and division of Uttar Pradesh, India. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 84 out of 100.

basti is pronounced /bʌstiː/.

name

A slum.“There is a dreary bustee in the neighbourhood which is said to make the most of any cholera that may be going.”