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Synonyms of shantytown
a usually poor town or a part of a town where the people live in shanties
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for shantytown
- barracks,
- cantonment,
- installation,
- laager
- [South African],
- leaguer,
- post
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The first known use of shantytown was in 1876
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