SHANTY TOWN

Meaning of SHANTY TOWN in English

also shantytown

( shanty towns)

A shanty town is a collection of rough huts which poor people live in, usually in or near a large city.

N-COUNT

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне. 2006

SHANTY TOWN — ■ noun a deprived area consisting of large numbers of shanty dwellings.
Concise Oxford English vocab
SHANTY-TOWN — shanty-town BrE AmE ˈʃænt i taʊn AmE \ ˈʃæn t̬ - ▷ shanty-town|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SHANTY TOWN — noun an area in or near a town where poor people live in shanties
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHANTY TOWN — also shantytown (~s) A ~ is a collection of rough huts which poor people live in, usually in or near …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SHANTY TOWN — Трущобы
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SHANTY TOWN — Трущобы
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
SHANTY TOWN — район (квартал) лачуг
Англо-Русский строительный словарь
SHANTY — cabane
English interlingue dictionary
SHANTY — see: chantey II. noun (plural shanties) see: gantry Date: 1820 a small crudely built dwelling or shelter usually of wood
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SHANTY — I. ˈshantē, -aan-, -ain-, -ȧn-, -ti noun ( -es ) Etymology: Canadian French chantier hut in a lumber camp, shack, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TOWN — ˈtau̇n noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English town, toun, from Old English tūn enclosure, manor, village, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHANTY — (v. i.) To inhabit a shanty.
Английский словарь Webster
SHANTY — (n.) A small, mean dwelling; a rough, slight building for temporary use; a hut.
Английский словарь Webster
SHANTY — (a.) Jaunty; showy.
Английский словарь Webster
SHANTY — ( v. i. ) To inhabit a shanty.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHANTY — ( n. ) A small, mean dwelling; a rough, slight building for temporary use; a hut.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHANTY — ( a. ) Jaunty; showy.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TOWN — — townless , adj. /town/ , n. 1. a thickly populated area, usually smaller than a city and larger than …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SHANTY
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SHANTY — n. shack, crude hut; sailor's song, chantey
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
TOWN — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tūn enclosure, village, town; akin to Old High German zūn enclosure, Old Irish …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TOWN — adv & ·prep the court end of london;-- commonly with the. 2. town ·adv & ·prep a farm or farmstead; …
Webster English vocab
SHANTY — adj jaunty; showy. 2. shanty ·vi to inhabit a shanty. 3. shanty ·noun a small, mean dwelling; a rough, slight …
Webster English vocab
TOWN — [town] n [ME, fr. OE tun enclosure, village, town; akin to OHG zun enclosure, OIr dun fortress] (bef. 12c) 1 …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SHANTY — [shan.ty] var of chantey [2]shanty n, pl shanties [prob. fr. CanF chantier lumber camp, hut, fr. F, gantry, fr. L …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SHANTY — also spelled Chantey, or Chanty (from French chanter, to sing), English-language sailors' work song dating from the days of sailing …
Britannica English vocabulary
TOWN — town BrE AmE taʊn ▷ towns taʊnz ▶ ˌ town ˈ clerk BrE AmE ▶ ˌ town ˈ crier BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TOWN — / taʊn; NAmE / noun 1. [ C , U ] a place with many houses, shops / stores, etc. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHANTY — / ˈʃænti; NAmE / noun ( pl. -ies ) 1. a small house, built of pieces of wood, metal and …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TOWN — town S1 W1 /taʊn/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: tun 'yard, buildings inside a wall, village, …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SHANTY — shan ‧ ty /ˈʃænti/ BrE AmE noun ( plural shanties ) [countable] [ Sense 1: Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: Canadian …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TOWN — n. 1 a a large urban area with a name, defined boundaries, and local government, being larger than a village …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SHANTY — n. (also chanty) (pl. -ies) (in full sea shanty) a song with alternating solo and chorus, of a kind orig. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TOWN — n. 1 a a large urban area with a name, defined boundaries, and local government, being larger than a village …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SHANTY — n. (also chanty) (pl. -ies) (in full sea shanty) a song with alternating solo and chorus, of a kind orig. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SHANTY — n. (pl. -ies) 1 a hut or cabin. 2 a crudely built shack. shanty town a poor or depressed area …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TOWN — n.1 a a large urban area with a name, defined boundaries, and local government, being larger than a village and …
Oxford English vocab
SHANTY — 1. n. (pl. -ies) 1. a hut or cabin. 2 a crudely built shack. Phrases and idioms: shanty town a …
Oxford English vocab
TOWN — ( towns) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A town is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHANTY — ( shanties) 1. A shanty is a small rough hut which poor people live in, built from tin, cardboard, or …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TOWN — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a border town ▪ the Chinese border town of Shenzhen a commuter town/village (= that …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SHANTY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN town ▪ They work in the central and usually wealthy areas; people in the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TOWN — [noun] - a place where there are a lot of houses, shops, places of work, places of entertainment, places of …
Cambridge English vocab
SHANTY — (SONG), US usually chanty, US also chantey [noun] [C] - a song which sailors sang in the past while they …
Cambridge English vocab
TOWN — n. hick town jerkwater town one horse town small town tank town
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
TOWN — noun 1 place with many streets and buildings ADJECTIVE ▪ big , large , major ▪ little , small , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SHANTY — noun Shanty is used before these nouns: ↑ town Shanty is used after these nouns: ↑ sea
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
TOWN — INDEX: 1. a town 2. the centre of a town or city 3. the areas at the edge of a …
Longman Activator English vocab
TOWN — See ↑ TOWN 1,6 ◆◆◆ • ↑ ghost town • ↑ home town • ↑ in/into town • ↑ the …
Longman Activator English vocab
TOWN — сущ. 1) город; городок (тж. в противоположность сельской местности) to blow, skip town разг. ≈ неожиданно покинуть город to come …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SHANTY — I сущ. 1) хижина, лачуга, хибарка Syn : hovel, shack 2) австрал., новозел. пивная II сущ. матросская песня (особ. поющаяся …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TOWN — town.ogg 1. taʋn n 1. 1> город; городок county town - главный город графства ( в Англии ) chief town …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SHANTY — shanty.ogg _I 1. ʹʃæntı n 1. хижина; хибарка, лачуга 2. австрал. пивная shanty liquor - напитки, продающиеся в пивной 3. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
TOWN — город, коммунальный - overspill town - satellite town - town bridge - town gas - town refuse
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
SHANTY — I shanty сущ.1) хижина, лачуга, хибарка Syn:hovel, shack 2) австрал., новозел. пивная II shanty сущ.матросская песня (особ. поющаяся во время …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
TOWN — 1. taʋn n 1. 1> город; городок county town - главный город графства ( в Англии ) chief town - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SHANTY — _I 1. ʹʃæntı n 1. хижина; хибарка, лачуга 2. австрал. пивная shanty liquor - напитки, продающиеся в пивной 3. горн. …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
TOWN — сущ. 1) город; городок ( тж. в противоположность сельской местности ) to blow, skip town разг. — неожиданно покинуть город …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
TOWN — сущ. 1) город; городок (тж. в противоположность сельской местности) to blow, skip town разг. — неожиданно покинуть город to come to town — …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SHANTY — I ['Џ‡«Ў] shanty.wav сущ. 1) хижина, лачуга, хибарка Syn: hovel, shack 2) австрал., новозел. пивная II ['Џ‡«Ў] shanty.wav сущ. матросская песня (особ. поющаяся во время работы)
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
TOWN — _n. 1> город; городок; _ам. тж. местечко 2> город (в противоп. сельской местности); out of town а> в деревне; б> …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
TOWN — n. 1. город; городок; ам. тж. местечко 2. город (в противоп. сельской местности); out of town а. в деревне; б. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
SHANTY — употребляется в сочетаниях - core shanty - drill shanty
Большой Англо-Русский словарь по нефти и газу
TOWN — 1. сущ. 1) город 2) административный центр • - company town - country town - down town branch - ghost town - satellite town 2. прил. городской - town council - town …
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике

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