shantytown
/ˈʃæntiˌtaʊn/
noun
- A poor area of a city where people live in small, roughly built houses or shacks.
- After the earthquake, a shantytown grew on the outskirts of the city.
- Many families in the shantytown had no running water or electricity.
- The government promised to replace the shantytown with proper housing.
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