Infrastructure — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the basic structure or features of a system or organization

the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɪnfɹəstɹˌʌktʃɚɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɪnfɹəstɹˌʌktʃəɹ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɪnfɹəstɹˌʌktʃəɹ/

4 syllables Say it as /ˈɪnfɹəstɹˌʌktʃɚɹ/.

Examples

the industrial base of Japan

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

base substructure

Parts of Speech

noun	the basic structure or features of a system or organization
noun	the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area “the industrial base of Japan”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Infrastruktur

die grundlegende Struktur oder Merkmale eines Systems oder einer Organisation

🇪🇸Spanish

infraestructura

La estructura básica o características de un sistema u organización.

🇮🇹Italian

infrastrutture

la struttura o le caratteristiche di base di un sistema o di un'organizzazione

🇳🇱Dutch

infrastructuur

de basisstructuur of kenmerken van een systeem of organisatie

🇵🇹Portuguese

infraestrutura

a estrutura ou características básicas de um sistema ou organização

🇷🇺Russian

инфраструктура

базовая структура или особенности системы или организации

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आधारभूत संरचना

किसी प्रणाली या संगठन की मूल संरचना या विशेषताएँ

🇧🇩Bengali

অবকাঠামো

একটি সিস্টেম বা সংস্থার মৌলিক কাঠামো বা বৈশিষ্ট্য

🇮🇳Tamil

உள்கட்டமைப்பு

ஒரு அமைப்பு அல்லது அமைப்பின் அடிப்படை கட்டமைப்பு அல்லது அம்சங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

మౌలిక సదుపాయాలు

సిస్టమ్ లేదా సంస్థ యొక్క ప్రాథమిక నిర్మాణం లేదా లక్షణాలు

🇮🇳Marathi

पायाभूत सुविधा

प्रणाली किंवा संस्थेची मूलभूत रचना किंवा वैशिष्ट्ये

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઈન્ફ્રાસ્ટ્રક્ચર

સિસ્ટમ અથવા સંસ્થાની મૂળભૂત રચના અથવા સુવિધાઓ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೂಲಸೌಕರ್ಯ

ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆ ಅಥವಾ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಯ ಮೂಲ ರಚನೆ ಅಥವಾ ವೈಶಿಷ್ಟ್ಯಗಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

അടിസ്ഥാന സൗകര്യങ്ങൾ

ഒരു സിസ്റ്റത്തിൻ്റെയോ ഓർഗനൈസേഷൻ്റെയോ അടിസ്ഥാന ഘടന അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സവിശേഷതകൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੁਨਿਆਦੀ ਢਾਂਚਾ

ਇੱਕ ਸਿਸਟਮ ਜਾਂ ਸੰਗਠਨ ਦੀ ਬੁਨਿਆਦੀ ਬਣਤਰ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾਵਾਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

بنیادی ڈھانچہ

کسی نظام یا تنظیم کی بنیادی ساخت یا خصوصیات

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

基础设施

系统或组织的基本结构或特征

🇯🇵Japanese

インフラストラクチャー

システムまたは組織の基本的な構造または特徴

🇰🇷Korean

하부 구조

시스템이나 조직의 기본 구조나 특징

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cơ sở hạ tầng

cấu trúc hoặc tính năng cơ bản của một hệ thống hoặc tổ chức

🇹🇭Thai

โครงสร้างพื้นฐาน

โครงสร้างพื้นฐานหรือคุณลักษณะของระบบหรือองค์กร

🇮🇩Indonesian

infrastruktur

struktur dasar atau fitur dari suatu sistem atau organisasi

🇵🇭Filipino

imprastraktura

ang pangunahing istruktura o katangian ng isang sistema o organisasyon

🇲🇾Malay

infrastruktur

struktur atau ciri asas sistem atau organisasi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بنية تحتية

الهيكل الأساسي أو الميزات للنظام أو المنظمة

🇮🇷Persian

زیرساخت

ساختار یا ویژگی های اساسی یک سیستم یا سازمان

🇹🇷Turkish

altyapı

bir sistemin veya organizasyonun temel yapısı veya özellikleri

🇮🇱Hebrew

תַשׁתִית

המבנה או התכונות הבסיסיות של מערכת או ארגון

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What is the primary definition of the word 'infrastructure'?

The primary meaning of 'infrastructure' is 'the basic structure or features of a system or organization'.

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Using 'infrastructure' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'infrastructure' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'infrastructure' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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