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Shantytown

Description:

A shantytown refers to a settlement typically characterized by makeshift and impoverished housing, often found in urban areas. These temporary and densely populated dwellings are usually constructed from scrap materials such as wood, cardboard, or metal sheets, lacking in proper sanitation and basic amenities.

Senses:

Noun:

1. A poor or slum neighborhood consisting of shanties.

2. A group of shanties or makeshift dwellings.

3. A collection of temporary shelters established, for instance, after a natural disaster or during a refugee crisis.

Verb:

1. To create a shantytown or makeshift dwellings.

2. To live in a shantytown.

Sample Sentences:

Noun:

1. The shantytown on the outskirts of the city was home to many marginalized communities.
2. In the heart of the bustling metropolis lies a shantytown—a stark contrast to the surrounding skyscrapers.
3. The government has taken steps to improve the living conditions in the shantytowns.
4. The authorities provided assistance to the victims by building temporary shantytowns after the devastating earthquake.

Verb:

1. Impoverished families had no choice but to shantytown in order to seek refuge from the war.
2. The displaced villagers gradually shantytowned near the riverbank.
3. Despite the hardships, the resilient community managed to shantytown successfully.

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