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gentrification

/ˌdʒentrɪfɪˈkeɪʃn/noun

उच्चारण जेन्ट्रिफ़िकेशन

(पुराने इलाक़े का) अभिजातीकरण, जेंट्रीफ़िकेशन

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noun
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    [U] often disapproving

    the process of improving an old area of a city so that richer people move into it, often forcing out the poorer people who lived there

    (पुराने इलाक़े का) अभिजातीकरण, जेंट्रीफ़िकेशन

    • Gentrification has pushed up rents in the old neighbourhood.
    • Local shopkeepers fear the gentrification of the bazaar.
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gentrify verbgentrified adjective