noun
shantytown
Shantytown (noun) means a district made up of huts, shacks and other rough, makeshift homes.
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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."
— Dave Eggers, The Parade (2019)
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Etymology
Formed from shanty and town.
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What is the meaning of shantytown?
"shantytown" (noun) means a district made up of huts, shacks and other rough, makeshift homes.
What is another word for shantytown?
Other words for "shantytown" include slum.
