shantytown

• Nom désignant un quartier ou une zone d'habitation, souvent en ville, où les gens vivent dans des cabanes ou des baraques précaires, généralement marqué par la pauvreté et le manque d'infrastructures adéquates.

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.

   Bidonville

   • 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.

   Synonymesshantyslum