chawl
/tʃɔːl/noun
उच्चारण चॉल
चाल (मुंबई की साझा सुविधाओं वाली इमारत)
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[C] Indian English
a large building, usually of several floors, divided into many small one-room or two-room homes for poor families, who share toilets and other facilities, found especially in Mumbai
चाल (मुंबई की साझा सुविधाओं वाली इमारत)
- Thousands of mill workers once lived in the chawls of central Mumbai.
- He grew up in a crowded chawl in Girgaon.
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Chawls were built in Mumbai from the late nineteenth century to house workers in the city's textile mills.
GK: मुंबई में चालें उन्नीसवीं सदी के अंत से शहर की कपड़ा मिलों के मज़दूरों को बसाने के लिए बनाई गईं।