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- [shan-tee-toun]
- /ˈʃæn tiˌtaʊn/
- /ˈʃæn.tɪ.taʊn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [shan-tee-toun]
- /ˈʃæn tiˌtaʊn/
Definitions of shantytown word
- noun shantytown a section, as of a city or town, characterized by shanties and crudely built houses. 1
- noun shantytown a whole town or city that is chiefly made up of shantylike houses. 1
- noun shantytown slums, makeshift housing 1
- countable noun shantytown A shantytown is a collection of rough huts which poor people live in, usually in or near a large city. 0
- noun shantytown a town or section of a town or city inhabited by very poor people living in shanties, esp in a developing country 0
- noun shantytown the section of a city where there are many shanties or ramshackle houses 0
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Origin of shantytown
First appearance:
before 1880 One of the 23% newest English words
First recorded in 1880-85; shanty1 + town
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Parts of speech for Shantytown
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shantytown popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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