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Pronunciation / Transliteration: ujṛī huī bastī
"इतिहासकारों ने इस उजड़ी हुई बस्ती के अवशेष खोजे।"
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2 senses- 1
A village, town, or residential community that has been entirely abandoned, leaving little or no structural remains other than archaeological traces.
"Archaeologists uncovered the foundations of a medieval deserted settlement beneath the rolling pastures." - 2
A formerly inhabited locality whose population has completely departed due to environmental, economic, or political factors.
"The map was dotted with deserted settlements that once thrived during the gold rush era."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines the Middle English 'deserted' (derived from Latin 'desertus', past participle of 'deserere', meaning to forsake) with 'settlement' (from Old English 'setl', meaning seat or dwelling, combined with nominal suffixes). Historically developed in archaeological and geographical contexts during the mid-20th century to describe abandoned villages and communities, particularly those depopulated due to historical events like plagues, economic shifts, or enclosures.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Deserted settlement" is said worldwide
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village déserté
Transliteration: vilaʒ de.zeʁ.te
"Les fouilles ont révélé l'emplacement d'un ancien village déserté."
Wüstung
Transliteration: ˈvʏstʊŋ
"Historiker untersuchen die mittelalterliche Wüstung im Wald."
insediamento abbandonato
Transliteration: in.se.djaˈmɛn.to ab.ban.doˈna.to
"Il vecchio borgo è ora un insediamento abbandonato."
despoblado
Transliteration: des.poˈβla.ðo
"El arqueólogo estudió los restos del despoblado medieval."
povoado abandonado
Transliteration: pu.vuˈa.du ə.bãn.duˈna.du
"A antiga aldeia tornou-se um povoado abandonado."
उजड़ी हुई बस्ती
Transliteration: ujṛī huī bastī
"इतिहासकारों ने इस उजड़ी हुई बस्ती के अवशेष खोजे।"
废弃定居点
Transliteration: fèi qì dìng jū diǎn
"考古学家在山谷中发现了一个中世纪的废弃定居点。"
폐마을
Transliteration: pye-ma-eul
"연구팀은 그 지역의 오래된 폐마을을 조사했다."
廃村
Transliteration: haison
"山奥にあるその廃村には多くの歴史が眠っている。"
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