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shantytown

/ˈʃæn.ti.taʊn/

Traducción: Sustantivo que designa un barrio o asentamiento urbano donde la gente vive en chozas o casas improvisadas, caracterizado a menudo por la pobreza y la falta de infraestructura adecuada.

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noun

/ˈʃæn.ti.taʊn/B2formal
  • esSustantivo que designa un barrio o asentamiento urbano donde la gente vive en chozas o casas improvisadas, caracterizado a menudo por la pobreza y la falta de infraestructura adecuada.

A noun referring to a district or settlement within a city where people live in makeshift huts or shanties, often characterized by poverty and lack of proper infrastructure.

  1. Impoverished settlementB2formal

    A district or area within a city where people live in makeshift huts or shanties, often lacking basic infrastructure and services.

    esAsentamiento precario

    • The city's rapid growth led to the formation of several shantytowns on its outskirts.
    • Many families in the shantytown lack access to clean water and electricity.
    • Charity organizations are working to improve living conditions in the shantytown.

    Sinónimosshantyslum

Formas
  • shantytowns plural form
  • shantytowns' possessive plural form
  • shantytown's possessive singular form