tenement district

• Distrito o barrio caracterizado por edificios de apartamentos superpoblados y deteriorados, generalmente en mal estado y asociado con viviendas urbanas baratas para personas de bajos recursos.

A neighborhood or area characterized by overcrowded, run-down apartment buildings, typically in poor condition and associated with low-income urban housing.

1. Poor urban neighborhoodB2formal

   An area of a city characterized by overcrowded, run-down apartment buildings, often associated with poverty and poor living conditions.

   barrio de tugurios

   • The novel describes life in a tenement district in 19th-century New York.
   • Many immigrants settled in the tenement districts of the city.
   • The tenement district was known for its cramped apartments and lack of sanitation.