multistorey
/ˌmʌltiˈstɔːri/adjective
उच्चारण मल्टिस्टॉरी
बहुमंज़िला
Core word
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[only before noun] British
(of a building) having several floors
बहुमंज़िला
- a multistorey car park
- Several multistorey buildings collapsed in the earthquake.
- A new multistorey building is coming up near the market.
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- The firm moved to a multistorey office block.
- Fire safety rules are strict for multistorey flats.
Opposite single-storey low-rise
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[C] British, informal
a car park with several floors
बहुमंज़िला पार्किंग
- I left the car in the multistorey near the station.
- The multistorey near the airport was full by noon.
- We parked in the multistorey behind the mall.
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- The multistorey charges ten rupees an hour.
- The multistorey is closed at night.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
multistorey + building / car park
Multistorey describes a building with several floors. It is spelt multistorey in British English and multistory in American English.
Multistorey कई मंज़िलों वाली इमारत का वर्णन करता है। ब्रिटिश अंग्रेज़ी में वर्तनी multistorey और अमेरिकी में multistory है।
- A multistorey building stands near the railway station.
- Our college has a multistorey library.
a multistorey (noun, British)
As a noun, a multistorey is a car park with several floors. The full phrase is multistorey car park.
Noun के रूप में multistorey कई मंज़िलों वाला car park है। पूरा रूप multistorey car park है।
- We left the car in the multistorey.
- The multistorey car park was full.
multi-storey / multistorey / multi-story spelling
Write multistorey or multi-storey in British English; story means a tale, so storey is used for floors.
ब्रिटिश अंग्रेज़ी में multistorey या multi-storey लिखें; story का अर्थ कहानी है, इसलिए मंज़िल के लिए storey लिखा जाता है।
- A multi-storey block replaced the old houses.
n-storey
Numbers can replace multi: a ten-storey tower. Storey stays singular in the compound.
Multi की जगह संख्या आ सकती है: a ten-storey tower। मिश्र शब्द में storey एकवचन रहता है।
- A twenty-storey tower is under construction.
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multistorey + noun
multistorey buildingmultistorey car parkmultistorey flatmultistorey blockmultistorey garage
- A multistorey car park solves parking problems in crowded cities.
verb + multistorey
builddemolishpark in alive in aconstruct
- Builders constructed a multistorey block in six months.
adjective + multistorey
newhugemodernuglyconcrete
- A huge concrete multistorey dominates the skyline.
city phrases
multistorey apartmentsmultistorey officesmultistorey hospitalmultistorey market
- Multistorey apartments are replacing old bungalows.
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- The multistorey building shook slightly during the earthquake.
भूकंप के दौरान बहुमंज़िला इमारत हल्की-सी हिली।
- Radhika's family bought a flat in a multistorey society.
राधिका के परिवार ने बहुमंज़िला सोसायटी में एक फ़्लैट ख़रीदा।
- Parking was easy because the mall had a multistorey car park.
पार्किंग आसान थी क्योंकि मॉल में बहुमंज़िला car park था।
- The multistorey hospital has separate floors for each department.
बहुमंज़िला अस्पताल में हर विभाग के लिए अलग मंज़िल है।
- Fire exits are compulsory in every multistorey office.
हर बहुमंज़िला कार्यालय में आग से निकलने के रास्ते अनिवार्य हैं।
- The lift in the multistorey block stopped working during the power cut.
बिजली जाने के दौरान बहुमंज़िला भवन की लिफ़्ट बंद हो गई।
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✗ It is a ten-storeys building.
✓ It is a ten-storey building.
In a compound adjective, the noun stays singular.
मिश्र adjective में संज्ञा एकवचन ही रहती है।
§Grammar and usage
British and American: British English uses storey (plural storeys) for a floor of a building, while American English uses story (plural stories).
British English में इमारत की मंज़िल के लिए storey (plural storeys) प्रयोग होता है, जबकि American English में story (plural stories) प्रयोग होता है।