The alleviation of poverty is an issue which confronts governments around the world.
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Alleviation
//əˌliːviˈeɪʃən//
Synonyms for "alleviation" (93 found)
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Closest matches (19)
Strong matches (28)
Related words (46)
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5 entriesSynonyms
4 entriesderived from
1 entriesrelated to
6 entriesTranslations
19 translations across 12 languages.
Arabic
2 entries- تَخْفِيف noun (alleviation)
- تَسْكِين noun (alleviation)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 減輕 /减轻 noun (alleviation)
- 緩和 /缓和 noun (alleviation)
French
2 entries- allégement noun (alleviation)
- soulagement noun (alleviation)
German
3 entries- Erleichterung noun (alleviation)
- Linderung noun (alleviation)
- Milderung noun (alleviation)
Japanese
2 entries- 緩和 noun (alleviation)
- 軽減 noun (alleviation)
Latin
1 entries- levamentum noun (alleviation)
Old Church Slavonic
1 entries- льгꙑни noun (alleviation)
Portuguese
1 entries- alívio noun (alleviation)
Russian
2 entries- облегче́ние noun (alleviation)
- смягче́ние noun (alleviation)
Spanish
1 entries- aliviamiento noun (alleviation)
Swedish
1 entries- lättnad noun (alleviation)
Ukrainian
1 entries- поле́гшення noun (alleviation)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
Agriculture has a great influence on poverty alleviation.
Source: tatoeba (9725363)
Through this, Bangladesh has achieved success in poverty alleviation.
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The only light is from a high barred window, and it is not so much light as an alleviation of the murk.
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