1. (Common Noun-Neuter) An area of poor housing, often characterized by multi-occupancy and overcrowding. Schools are poor, items sold in local shops are relatively expensive, and sanitation inadequate. Slum populations often exhibit high concentrations of drug abusers, alcoholics, criminals, and vandals. নগৰৰ ভিতৰত বা উপকণ্ঠত অৱস্থিত অত্যন্ত দুখীয়া শ্রেণীৰ লোকে বসবাস কৰা পুতি-দুৰ্গন্ধময় এলেকা ৷

English: slum,
Assamese: বস্তি