asylum
/əˈsaɪləm/noun
उच्चारण असाइलम
शरण, राजनीतिक शरण
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[U]
protection that a government gives to people who have left their own country because they are in danger, especially for political reasons
शरण, राजनीतिक शरण
- He was granted political asylum in Canada.
- asylum seekers
- Many refugees seek asylum in safer countries.
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- The government gave asylum to the persecuted writer.
- She applied for asylum after the war began.
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[C] old-fashioned
a hospital where people who were mentally ill could be cared for
(पुराना शब्द) पागलखाना, मानसिक चिकित्सालय
- a lunatic asylum
- The novel describes a patient confined to an asylum in the nineteenth century.
- The old building was once an asylum.
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- The film is set in a hospital that was once a private asylum.
- In the past, patients were sent to an asylum for long periods.
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A place of refuge for the persecuted; (old use) a home for the mentally ill.
'सताए गए लोगों के लिए शरण-स्थल' और (पुराने प्रयोग में) 'मानसिक रोगियों का आश्रय' के लिए यह शब्द आता है।
Notes
A person seeking asylum is an asylum seeker; one who flees to another country for safety is a refugee.
शरण माँगने वाले को asylum seeker और सुरक्षा के लिए दूसरे देश भागने वाले को refugee कहते हैं।