English Explanatory Dictionary

shantytown

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An area containing a collection of shacks, shanties or makeshift dwellings.

Word forms

shantytown shantytowns shanty town

Etymology

From shanty + town.

Synonyms

Hooverville slum
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