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shantytown
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shan·ty·town  (shnt-toun)
n.
A town or a section of a town consisting chiefly of shacks.
shantytown [ˈʃæntɪˌtaʊn]
n
(Social Science / Human Geography) a town or section of a town or city inhabited by very poor people living in shanties
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Noun1.shantytown - a city district inhabited by people living in huts and shanties
slum, slum area - a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions
Translations
shantytown [ˈʃæntɪˌtaʊn] N → chabolas fpl (Sp), villa f miseria(Mex), (población f) callampa f (Chile), ciudad f perdida(Mex), colonia f proletaria(Mex), pueblo m joven(Peru), cantegriles mpl (Uru), ranchitos mpl (Ven)
shantytown
n → Slum(vor)stadt f, → Bidonville f
shantytown [ˈʃæntɪˌtaʊn] n → bidonville f inv, baraccopoli f inv
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