🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

असतत विकास

Pronunciation / Transliteration: Asatat Vikas

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Unsustainable Development/ʌnˈsəʊstəneɪbəl dɪˈvɛləpmənt/
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"शहर का असतत विकास पर्यावरणीय क्षति का कारण बना है।"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Development that does not meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

    "The city's unsustainable development has led to severe environmental degradation."
  2. 2

    A process or practice that depletes resources or causes environmental harm, making it impossible to maintain over time.

    "The unsustainable development of the area has raised concerns among environmentalists."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'unsustainable' is derived from the prefix 'un-' meaning 'not' and 'sustainable' from Latin 'sustinere', meaning 'to hold up'. 'Development' comes from the Old French 'desveloper', meaning 'to unwrap' or 'unroll', which evolved in the 19th century to refer to economic and social progress.

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🇫🇷French → English

Développement non durable

Transliteration: Développement non durable

"Le développement non durable de la ville a entraîné une dégradation environnementale sévère."

🇩🇪German → English

Nicht nachhaltige Entwicklung

Transliteration: Nicht nachhaltige Entwicklung

"Die nicht nachhaltige Entwicklung der Region hat Besorgnis unter Umweltschützern ausgelöst."

🇮🇹Italian → English

Sviluppo non sostenibile

Transliteration: Sviluppo non sostenibile

"Lo sviluppo non sostenibile della città ha portato a gravi danni ambientali."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

Desarrollo insostenible

Transliteration: Desarrollo insostenible

"El desarrollo insostenible de la región ha generado preocupaciones entre los ambientalistas."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

Desenvolvimento insustentável

Transliteration: Desenvolvimento insustentável

"O desenvolvimento insustentável da área levantou preocupações entre os ambientalistas."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

असतत विकास

Transliteration: Asatat Vikas

"शहर का असतत विकास पर्यावरणीय क्षति का कारण बना है।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

不可持续发展

Transliteration: Bù kě chíxù fāzhǎn

"该地区的不可持续发展引发了环保人士的担忧。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

지속 불가능한 개발

Transliteration: Jisok bulganeunghan gaebal

"도시의 지속 불가능한 개발은 심각한 환경 파괴를 초래했습니다."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

持続不可能な開発

Transliteration: Jizoku fukanō na kaihatsu

"その地域の持続不可能な開発は環境保護者の懸念を引き起こしました。"

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