slums — meaning in English

English meaning

• slum noun A rundown, overcrowded urban area where residents live in poverty.

Senses

slums is used for these senses in English:

• slum (countable, pejorative) A dilapidated neighborhood where many people live in a state of poverty.
• wrong side of the tracks (idiomatic) The part of town that is not inhabited by the wealthy. An area where the working class, poor or extremely poor live.

slum — full definition

1. noun A rundown, overcrowded urban area where residents live in poverty.
2. verb To visit or spend time in a place seen as beneath one's usual social standing, often out of curiosity.