informal settlement
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Bags of refuse for sale to recycling companies line a muddy path to a vegetable garden tended by residents of the informal settlement at the foot of the high-rises of Sandton, South Africa's economic hub.
From Barron's • Nov. 28, 2025
Joshlin grew up in a corrugated iron structure located in Middelpos informal settlement with her mother, her mother's partner, her brother and younger half-sister.
From BBC • May 28, 2025
Ms Smith had previously told local publication The Daily Voice that she had not given up hope of finding her daughter following her disappearance outside their home in an informal settlement.
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2024
The veterans named the informal settlement Favela Hill after a highly resilient flowering plant found in the northeast.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 23, 2024
Mumbai, India—In Lal Matti, an informal settlement of tin-roofed homes in this coastal city, summer can be unbearable.
From Science Magazine • Sep. 27, 2023
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