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Categories: Homelessness, All articles lacking reliable references, Urban studies and planning, Articles with short description, Squatting

shantytown shanty town squatter settlement informal settlement bidonville

A city district inhabited by people living in huts and shanties WordNet 3.0

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A city district inhabited by people living in huts and shanties WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

A shanty town, squatter area or squatter settlement is a settlement of improvised buildings known as shanties or shacks, typically made of materials such as mud and wood. Wikipedia

A settlement of shacks or shanties Wikipedia Disambiguation

Settlement on the outskirts of a city, often built without authorization, where poor people live in improvised dwellings made from carton, wood or corrugated metal. OmegaWiki

An area containing a collection of shacks, shanties or makeshift dwellings. Wiktionary

Area containing a collection of shacks and shanties. Wiktionary (translation)

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