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单词 nivas
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nivasn.

Brit. /ˈnɪvɑːs/, U.S. /ˈnɪvɑs/
Forms: 1900s– nivas, 1900s– niwas.
Origin: A borrowing from Sanskrit. Etymons: Sanskrit nivāsa, nivās.
Etymology: < Sanskrit nivāsa (also with vernacular pronunciation nivās) < nivas- to sojourn, settle down, dwell < ni- , verbal prefix indicating downward motion (see nether adv.1) + vas- to dwell (see be v.).
Indian English.
A place of residence, such as a house, block of flats, hotel, hostel, etc.; a residential building.
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1914 Times of India 31 Jan. 7/6 After a vote of thanks to the chairman, the lecturer and the trustees of the Nivas, the meeting was dissolved.
1938 Times of India 19 Dec. 12/2 Mr Desai thought that the new nivas would fulfil a long felt want of the Kapol community.
1965 Bombay Law Reporter 67 433 The trust deed provided [money]..for establishing, maintaining and supporting a Nivas for housing the poor and middle-class Ladva Shrimali Jains at low and cheap rents.
1999 S. Chopra House that Walked in B. Nair 22 Short Stories 48 He wanted to rent the Niwas. Quickly he named a good figure before the Thakur could refuse him.
2012 Pioneer (India) (Nexis) 15 Nov. The..‘Housing Nivas’ scheme wherein floating interest rates..would range from 8.25 per cent to 8.75 per cent.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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