NOUN | location | slum area, slum | a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions |
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Meaning | A district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions. | |
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Synonym | slum | |
Narrower | shantytown | A city district inhabited by people living in huts and shanties |
skid row | A city district frequented by vagrants and alcoholics and addicts | |
Broader | city district | A district of a town or city |
Spanish | barriada, barrio bajo | |
Catalan | barriada, barri baix, suburbi, tuguri |
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