shanty town
shanty town · shanty towns
An urban settlement composed predominantly of self-built, low-quality dwellings, often…An urban settlement composed predominantly of self-built, low-quality dwellings, often occupied by low-income households lacking secure land tenure.
» There is no running water in that shanty town.
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1 senses(derogatory, informal, sometimes)An urban settlement composed predominantly of self-built, low-quality dwellings, often occupied by low-income households lacking secure land tenure.
Informelle Siedlung, Marginalsiedlung, Barackenstadt
трущобаtruščoba, посёлок лачугposjólok lačug
Examples
2 sentencesThere is no running water in that shanty town.
The rotting shanty town was not too distant from the grandiose temples of serpentine.
Translations
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area containing a collection of shacks and shanties:
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area containing a collection of shacks and shanties: