as in jungle
a usually poor town or a part of a town where the people live in shanties
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Recent Examples of shantytown
When the government has demolished shantytowns, citizens have been relocated, but undocumented immigrants have not, UNICEF said.
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Julie Bourdin, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
Rescue workers have been searching for survivors amid the debris of shantytowns bowled over by 200 kph (124 mph) winds.
—Reuters, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
The city will finally lose that shantytown look of rotting shacks.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 21 Aug. 2024
Elsewhere in the wasteland, Knight Titus and Squire Maximus are on a Vertibird en route to the shantytown of Filly.
—Jack King, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2024
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Julie Bourdin, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
Rescue workers have been searching for survivors amid the debris of shantytowns bowled over by 200 kph (124 mph) winds.
—Reuters, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
The city will finally lose that shantytown look of rotting shacks.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 21 Aug. 2024
Elsewhere in the wasteland, Knight Titus and Squire Maximus are on a Vertibird en route to the shantytown of Filly.
—Jack King, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shantytown
Noun
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One thing that makes Survivor better than a board game is that it’s set in the jungle.—
Stephen Fishbach,
Rolling Stone,
14 May 2025
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In remote or logistically complex destinations like Iceland’s volcanic interior or the jungle ruins of Mexico and Central America, cruise line tours reduce the stress and risk of tackling these places on your own.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
Noun
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Some 17 million people in Brazil live in favelas—informal settlements in peripheral areas around large cities—according to the National Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE).—
Angelica Mari,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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He's lived his entire life in this favela — a word that refers to a native Brazilian shrub — and has been gardening just as long.—
Jill Langlois,
NPR,
25 Jan. 2025
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The city has also been cracking down on homeless encampments, arrests that were almost unheard of even five years ago.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
The Washington Examiner,
16 May 2025
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As frustration intensifies over street homelessness, Gov. Gavin Newsom is urging local governments across California to effectively ban public camping and move faster to close dangerous encampments.—
Ethan Varian,
Chicago Tribune,
12 May 2025
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“Shantytown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shantytown. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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