newspaper
/ˈnjuːzpeɪpə(r)/noun
उच्चारण न्यूज़्पेपर
समाचार-पत्र, अख़बार
Basic word
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[C, U]
a set of large printed sheets of paper containing news, articles, advertisements, published every day or every week; an organization that produces a newspaper
समाचार-पत्र, अख़बार
- a daily newspaper
- My father reads the newspaper over breakfast.
- A local newspaper reported the story on its front page.
+ 3 more examples
- She wrapped the glass in an old newspaper.
- The newspaper is delivered to our door at six.
- He works for a leading newspaper as a reporter.
?Which word?
Keep the newspaper words: daily (published every day), weekly, tabloid (a small newspaper with short stories, often sensational), broadsheet (a large serious newspaper), editorial (an article giving the editor's opinion), headline, column, supplement.
अख़बार के शब्द याद रखिए: daily (प्रतिदिन प्रकाशित, दैनिक), weekly, tabloid (छोटी ख़बरों वाला छोटा अख़बार, प्रायः सनसनीखेज़), broadsheet (बड़ा गंभीर अख़बार), editorial (संपादक की राय देने वाला लेख, संपादकीय), headline, column, supplement।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
In the newspaper (not 'on the newspaper'), read the newspaper.
Collocations: in the newspaper ('on the newspaper' नहीं), read the newspaper।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
James Augustus Hicky's Bengal Gazette (1780) was India's first newspaper; Udant Martand (1826) was the first Hindi newspaper; the Registrar of Newspapers for India (RNI) registers newspapers; 16 November is National Press Day.
अक्सर पूछा जाता है: James Augustus Hicky का बंगाल गज़ट (1780) भारत का पहला अख़बार था; उदंत मार्तंड (1826) पहला हिंदी अख़बार था; भारत के समाचार-पत्रों का पंजीयक (RNI) अख़बारों का पंजीकरण करता है; 16 नवंबर राष्ट्रीय प्रेस दिवस है।
Exam tip: reading editorials improves vocabulary and comprehension.
परीक्षा युक्ति: संपादकीय पढ़ने से शब्दावली और comprehension सुधरती है।