BIDONVILLE


Meaning of BIDONVILLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌbē-ˌdōⁿ-ˈvēl ]

noun

Etymology: French, from bidon metal can or drum + ville city

Date: 1952

: a settlement of jerry-built dwellings on the outskirts of a city (as in France or North Africa)

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.