as in favelas
a usually poor town or a part of a town where the people live in shanties
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Recent Examples of shantytowns
These new shantytowns are plagued with substance abuse, violence and prostitution.
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Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shantytowns
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Written and directed by Montoo Bassi, the film is being shot in Cali, Bogotá, the Colombian jungles, and is aiming to shoot at the Art of Living International Center in India.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
9 Sep. 2025
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Belize’s jungles are perfect for adventure activities, including ziplining, river tubing and horseback riding.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Gaza City residents said the military had destroyed homes and tent encampments that had housed Palestinians displaced by nearly two years of war.—
Nidal al-Mughrabi,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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The White House added that five missing children had been found and 50 homeless encampments had been removed, with as many as 3,200 federal employees deployed across 22 agencies.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Shantytowns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shantytowns. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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