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shantytown in Turkish

shantytown in Turkish is gecekondu bölgesi, gecekondu mahallesi, kenar mahalle — shantytown means a district made up of huts, shacks and other rough, makeshift homes.

shantytown in Turkish

gecekondu bölgesi
noun
An area containing a collection of shacks, shanties or makeshift dwellings.
gecekondu mahallesi
noun
An area containing a collection of shacks, shanties or makeshift dwellings.
kenar mahalle
noun
An area containing a collection of shacks, shanties or makeshift dwellings.
varoş
noun
An area containing a collection of shacks, shanties or makeshift dwellings.

What does "shantytown" mean?

  1. noun A district made up of huts, shacks and other rough, makeshift homes.
    "The forest gave way to shantytowns that stitched themselves into waves of blue-tented internally displaced camps and then stone dwellings hundreds of years old."
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shantytown in a sentence

  • The forest gave way to shantytowns that stitched themselves into waves of blue-tented internally displaced camps and then stone dwellings hundreds of years old.

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What is "shantytown" in Turkish?
"shantytown" in Turkish is gecekondu bölgesi, gecekondu mahallesi, kenar mahalle. shantytown means: A district made up of huts, shacks and other rough, makeshift homes.
Are there other ways to say "shantytown" in Turkish?
Yes — Turkish has 4 translations listed for "shantytown": gecekondu bölgesi, gecekondu mahallesi, kenar mahalle, varoş.
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