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- US Pronunciation
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- [sluhm]
- /slʌm/
- /slʌm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sluhm]
- /slʌm/
Definitions of slum word
- noun slum Often, slums. a thickly populated, run-down, squalid part of a city, inhabited by poor people. 1
- noun slum any squalid, run-down place to live. 1
- verb without object slum to visit slums, especially from curiosity. 1
- verb without object slum to visit or frequent a place, group, or amusement spot considered to be low in social status. 1
- noun slum deprived urban neighbourhood 1
- noun slum squalid home 1
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Origin of slum
First appearance:
before 1805 One of the 41% newest English words
1805-15; compare earlier argot slum room; origin obscure
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Parts of speech for Slum
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
slum popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% 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.
slum usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for slum
noun slum
- adjacency — the quality or state of being adjacent; nearness
- barrio — A barrio is a mainly Spanish-speaking area in an American city.
- barrios — Justo Rufino [hoo-staw roo-fee-naw] /ˈhu stɔ ruˈfi nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1835–85, Guatemalan statesman: president of Guatemala 1873–85.
- boarding house — A boarding house is a house which people pay to stay in for a short time.
- central city — the principal municipality of a metropolitan area, surrounded by suburbs and smaller towns; esp., the crowded, industrial, often blighted area
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