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Dharavi

Dharavi proper noun: a central suburb of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

dharavi: a central suburb of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Proper noun

Dharavi

  1. A central suburb of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
    • Slums like Dharavi are reintroducing this classic model of social commerce at an entirely new scale. Members of savings groups build assets individually and collectively, forming relationships of trust with their neighbors in the process.2011 November 29, Adam Werbach, “How a classic model of social commerce can teach the world how to save”, in The Guardian
    • Indian studios provide media services to Western costumers, and foreign money has been poured into shared partnership studios working in the Mumbai film industry. ‘It’s Raining Dollars in ‘B-Town’, trumpeted India Today headlines, and international involvement has only increased. In 2008, Danny...2016, Jasmine Y. Damle, Popular Hindi Cinema: Aesthetic Formations of the Seen and Unseen, Routledge, →ISBN, page 209

Dharavi meaning in Hindi, Marathi and Gujarati

Dharavi in Hindi

suburb of Mumbai
धारावी dhārāvī

Dharavi in Marathi

suburb of Mumbai
धारावी dhārāvī

Dharavi in Gujarati

suburb of Mumbai
ધારાવી dhārāvī

Origin of Dharavi

Transliteration of Marathi धारावी (dhārāvī).

Questions about Dharavi

What does Dharavi mean?
Dharavi means a central suburb of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
What is Dharavi in Hindi?
Dharavi in Hindi is धारावी (dhārāvī). See Dharavi meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Dharavi?
Dharavi is a proper noun.

Words near Dharavi in the dictionary

  1. Dharan'boodhoo
  2. dharana
  3. dharani
  4. dharanis
  5. Dharavandhoo
  6. Dharavi
  7. Dharawal
  8. dharma
  9. Dharma doll
  10. Dharma dolls
  11. dharma talk

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