Shantytown
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Shantytown is a noun meaning An area containing a collection of shacks, shanties or makeshift dwellings.
Meaning
An area containing a collection of shacks, shanties or makeshift dwellings.
Example Sentences
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.
Word Forms
- shantytowns
- shanty town
Synonyms for shantytown
Depending on context, synonyms include slum.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include slum, shacktown, shant, shanty, shack, favela.
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