tent city
noun
plural tent cities
: a collection of many tents set up in an area to provide usually temporary shelter (as for people who don't have a permanent place of residence)
Tent cities of displaced homeowners have sprung up …—
Matt Woolsey
Matt WoolseyAnti-sweatshop protesters at FSU pitched a tent city last March to demand that the school join the Workers Rights Consortium …—Meline Toumani et al.
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As for the cleanup of tent city, ATI Restoration crews have removed 233 tons of debris from the 6-acre site at a cost of $2 million, $500,000 less than the city had expected to pay, Kozal said.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
The Pentagon made the disclosure as U.S. forces are preparing a tent city for migrants, in compliance with an order from President Trump, on a separate portion of the base.
—Hamed Aleaziz, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2025
Where should the former tent city residents go after their hotel stay is up?
—Courier-News, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
The city was densely populated: Between 650,000-800,000 people displaced from the surrounding countryside by the ongoing conflict lived in sprawling tent cities around the city.
—Emmet Livingstone, The Dial, 20 Mar. 2025
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Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
The Pentagon made the disclosure as U.S. forces are preparing a tent city for migrants, in compliance with an order from President Trump, on a separate portion of the base.
—Hamed Aleaziz, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2025
Where should the former tent city residents go after their hotel stay is up?
—Courier-News, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
The city was densely populated: Between 650,000-800,000 people displaced from the surrounding countryside by the ongoing conflict lived in sprawling tent cities around the city.
—Emmet Livingstone, The Dial, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Tent city.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tent%20city. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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