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राइट टाउन

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Named after Arthur Wright, from English Wright +‎ town.

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɾɑː.ɪʈ ʈɑː.ʊn/, [ɾäː.ɪʈ‿ʈäː.ʊ̃n]
  • Rhymes: -ʊn
  • Hyphenation: रा‧इट‧टा‧उन

Proper noun

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राइट टाउन (rāiṭ ṭāun?

  1. Wright Town (a neighbourhood of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India)
    • 2006, हरिशंकर परसाई [hariśaṅkar parsāī], अपनी अपनी बीमारी [apnī apnī bīmārī]‎[1], 2nd edition, →ISBN, page 132:
      यह जनतंत्र का मज़ाक़ है कि राइट टाउन में आवारा सूअर घूमते रहते हैं और साहब चैन की नींद सोते हैं.
      yah jantantra kā mazāq hai ki rāiṭ ṭāun mẽ āvārā sūar ghūmte rahte ha͠i aur sāhab cain kī nīnd sote ha͠i.
      It is a mockery of democracy that stray pigs roam around Wright Town and the [officials at the Jabalpur Municipal Corporation] sleep peacefully.