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bidonville
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bi·don·ville  (bdô-vl)
n.
A shantytown on the outskirts of a city, especially in France or North Africa.
[French : bidon, gas can, oildrum (from Old French, bottle, tankard, probably of Scandinavian origin) + ville, town; see village.]
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