shantytown
[ shan-tee-toun ]
/ ˈʃæn tiˌtaʊn /
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noun
a section, as of a city or town characterized by shanties and crudely built houses.
a whole town or city that is chiefly made up of shantylike houses.
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shantytown
/ (ˈʃæntɪˌtaʊn) /
noun
a town or section of a town or city inhabited by very poor people living in shanties, esp in a developing country
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