shanty town

shan·ty town

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shan-tee toun]
- /ˈʃæn ti taʊn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shan-tee toun]
- /ˈʃæn ti taʊn/

Definitions of shanty town words

noun shanty town ghetto, slum 1
countable noun shanty town A shanty town is a collection of rough huts which poor people live in, usually in or near a large city. 0
noun shanty town a collection of rough huts which poor people live in, usually in or near a large city 0

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Parts of speech for Shanty town

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Shanty town

shanty town popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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