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slum
has definitions from the fields of geography,housing
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[ noun ] (geography) a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions
Synonyms Used in print (Richard I. McCosh, "Recreation Site Selection"...)A site may be a rundown slum or a desolate piece of desert in appearance today but have excellent potentials for the future with a_little development or water . (Christopher Davis, First Family....)Scotty gazed out at ugly gray slums and said softly , `` Look at those stupid kids '' . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] (of housing or residential areas) indicative of poverty
Synonyms Examples "a slummy part of town" "slum conditions" Used in print (Kenneth Allsop, The Bootleggers and Their Era...)The influence of Mass was less pervasive than that of the congested , slum tenements among the bawdy_houses , honkytonks , and sawdust_saloons of his birthplace ; he ran wild with the child gangs of the neighbourhood , and went_through the normal pressure-cooker course of thieving , police dodging , and housebreaking . Related terms |
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[ verb ] visit slums for entertainment or out of curiosity
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