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English e-learning with banglanews Part 191

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Part 191

Word-of-the-Day
Asylum

Pronunciation
/@"saIl@m/

Asylum is both a Countable Noun and an Uncountable Noun

Meaning
When someone is allowed to stay somewhere because they are escaping danger in another country (Uncountable Noun)
A hospital for people with a mental illness (Countable Noun)

Usage
Zimbabwe’s envoy to Australia asks for asylum

(Source: CLD- 2nd Edition)

Today’s Reading

Zimbabwe’s ambassador to Australia has asked Canberra for asylum, lashing out at her country’s ‘illegitimate’ government and voicing fears for her safety if she returns home at the end of her posting next week. (thenewage.co.za)

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