n. 1 a section as of a city or town characterized by shanties and crudely built houses; 2 a whole town or city that is chiefly made up of shantylike houses.
The family had very little money and lived in the shantytown.
The family had very little money and lived in the shantytown.
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shantylikehouses; crudely built houses; shanties; ramshackle houses
highriseapartments
3 syllables
shan-ty-town
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