English Explanatory Dictionary

Hooverville

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of many shantytowns established by the homeless in the United States in the Great Depression of the early twentieth century.

Word forms

Hooverville Hoovervilles

Etymology

From Hoover + -ville, named after Herbert Hoover.

Related words

Hoover blanket Hoover flag Hoover hog Hoover wagon
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