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shantytown

shantytown

See also: shanty town

English

Alternative forms

shanty town

Noun

shantytown ‎(plural shantytowns)

An area containing a collection of shacks, shanties or makeshift dwellings. ^syn.

Synonyms

(area containing a collection of shacks^def.): Hooverville, slum

Translations

area containing a collection of shacks and shanties

Dutch: sloppenwijk (nl)
Esperanto: kvartalaĉo
Finnish: hökkelikylä, hökkelikaupunki
French: bidonville (fr) f
Greek: παραγκούπολη f ‎(parankoúpoli)
Icelandic: kofaþorp n

Italian: baraccopoli (it) f
Maori: kuha papa kāinga
Portuguese: favela (pt) f (Brazil), bairro de lata (pt) m (Portugal), musseque m (Angola)
Swedish: kåkstad (sv) c
Turkish: kenar mahalle, gecekondu mahallesi, gecekondu bölgesi, varoş (tr)