different between infrastructure vs oustee

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French infrastructure, equivalent to infra- +? structure.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /??nf???st??k(t)??/

Noun

infrastructure (countable and uncountable, plural infrastructures)

1. (systems theory) An underlying base or foundation especially for an organization or system. [from 1887]

   Synonym: underbuilding

   Hyponym: Common Language Infrastructure

2. The basic facilities, services and installations needed for the functioning of a community or society.

Translations

Further reading

• infrastructure on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Etymology

From infra- +? structure.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.f?as.t?yk.ty?/

Noun

infrastructure f (plural infrastructures)

1. infrastructure (an underlying base or foundation especially for an organization or system) [from 1875]

Further reading

• “infrastructure” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

oust +? -ee

Noun

oustee (plural oustees)

1. (chiefly India) A person who is ousted, especially one who is removed from his place of residence or land to make room for an infrastructure improvement or public works project.
   • 2005, "Panel to take up dam oustee issues,"The Tribune Online Edition (India), 17 Jan.:

     The state government will consider constitution of a fact finding committee to take up issues of Pong Dam oustees so that relief can be provided to them.

Translations

References

• Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989.

Anagrams

• outsee, see out