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- [French bee-dawn-veel]
- /French bi dɔ̃ˈvil/
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- [French bee-dawn-veel]
- /French bi dɔ̃ˈvil/
Definitions of bidonville word
- noun bidonville a shanty town 3
- noun bidonville a shantytown on the outskirts of a city, characterized by squalor and extreme poverty, as in France and formerly Algeria or Tunisia 3
- noun plural bidonville (especially in France and North Africa) an impoverished shantytown on the outskirts of a city. 1
- noun bidonville shantytown, slum. 0
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Origin of bidonville
First appearance:
before 1950 One of the 5% newest English words
1950-55; < French, equivalent to bidon metal drum, can (for oil, etc.) (earlier, five-pint wooden jug; of uncertain origin) + -ville, combining form, in placenames, of ville city < Latin vīlla villa; metal cans are often used as building materials in such towns
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Parts of speech for Bidonville
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bidonville popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
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