Hoo·ver·ville
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Definition of Hooverville
: a shantytown of temporary dwellings during the depression years in the U.S.
broadly
: any similar area of temporary dwellings
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“Hooverville.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Hooverville. Accessed 25 Jun. 2021.
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The first known use of Hooverville was in 1930
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