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tier

/tɪə(r)/noun

उच्चारण टिअर

स्तर, पंक्ति, श्रेणी

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noun
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    [C]

    a row or layer of something that has several rows or layers placed one above the other; one of several levels in an organization or a system

    स्तर, पंक्ति, श्रेणी

    • a three-tier system
    • Tier-II cities
    • The stadium has an upper tier and a lower tier of seats.
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    • Villages form the lowest tier of local government.
    • The wedding cake had four tiers decorated with sugar flowers.

    Synonyms level layer stage rank grade

◇Word family
tiered adj.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?

Homophone: tier (/tɪə/, a level) and tear (/tɪə/, a drop of water from the eye) are pronounced the same.

Homophone: tier (/tɪə/, स्तर) और tear (/tɪə/, आँसू) की pronunciation समान है।

Keep the level words together: tier, layer, stratum, echelon (a level of authority: 'the upper echelons'), rung (a level in an organization).

स्तर के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: tier, layer, stratum, echelon (अधिकार का स्तर: 'the upper echelons'), rung (संगठन में स्तर)।

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General knowledge

India has a three-tier Panchayati Raj system (gram panchayat, panchayat samiti and zila parishad) under the 73rd Amendment; Indian cities are classified into Tier-I, Tier-II and Tier-III; SSC CGL has Tier 1 and Tier 2 exams.

73वें संशोधन के तहत भारत में त्रि-स्तरीय पंचायती राज प्रणाली है (ग्राम पंचायत, पंचायत समिति और ज़िला परिषद); भारतीय शहर Tier-I, Tier-II और Tier-III में वर्गीकृत हैं; SSC CGL में Tier 1 और Tier 2 परीक्षाएँ हैं।