tent city
noun
an area set up with tents, especially to house unsheltered, homeless, or displaced people.
tent cities
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pluralof tent city.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Hundreds still living in tent cities after a 6.9-magnitude quake rocked the island in late September were also "forcibly evacuated for their own safety", Ramos said.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2025
But a stream of conflicting reports has sent them on an exhausting emotional roller-coaster as they huddle in crowded apartments, tent cities and shelters.
From New York Times ● Mar. 6, 2024
“We walk by and see tent cities and people living on the streets and we accept it as a given. It should not be a given. We are all one community.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2023
That was less than a week after Mayor Brandon Johnson announced plans to move about 1,600 migrants to a network of newly erected tent cities across the city.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 21, 2023
They throng the shabby temporary camps or tent cities.
From The Little Lady of Lagunitas A Franco-Californian Romance by Richard Savage
