shanty town
Noun
Meaning
shanty town (plural shanty towns)
An area, such as a suburb, consisting of mean, roughly-constructed dwellings inhabited by poor people.
Alternative names
shanty-town
Synonyms
ghetto
slum
barrio
skid row
shantytown
favela
slum area
bidonville
skidrow
urban slum
impoverished urban area
public squalor
deprived urban area
impoverished district
poor urban area
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