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
For the kingdom, the bombings and the individuals that perpetrated them—native Moroccans from the city’s hardscrabble shantytowns—were a wake-up call.
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Ilan Berman, Foreign Affairs, 12 May 2016
When the government has demolished shantytowns, citizens have been relocated, but undocumented immigrants have not, UNICEF said.
—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
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Ilan Berman, Foreign Affairs, 12 May 2016
When the government has demolished shantytowns, citizens have been relocated, but undocumented immigrants have not, UNICEF said.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for shantytown
Noun
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Visitors can trek into the jungle to explore this enigmatic UNESCO World Heritage Site, stepping through ruins frozen in time.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
18 June 2025
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He's presumed alive after slipping into the jungle with the ransom money, choosing freedom over certain imprisonment.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
13 June 2025
Noun
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Eduardo Ferro’s 405 Films has acquired the life rights of Brazilian MMA champion Charles Oliveira, with plans to develop an untitled feature film chronicling the fighter’s journey from the favelas to UFC stardom.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
17 June 2025
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The lineup is heavy on directorial debuts with Kites from Brazil’s Walter-Thompson Hernández set in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, The Scout by Paula Andrea González-Nasser about a location scout in NYC, Westhhampton by Christian Nilsson and Melody Roscher’s Bird In Hand.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
4 June 2025
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Officers tracked Gomez to a nearby homeless encampment, where he was allegedly involved in a second violent altercation, according to police.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
18 June 2025
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The encampment at the Hyde Park school lasted eight days before being raided by campus police.—
Ikram Mohamed,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2025
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“Shantytown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shantytown. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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