(~s)
A ~ is an area of a city where living conditions are very bad and where the houses are in bad condition.
...inner-city ~s in the old cities of the north and east.
N-COUNT: oft N n
(~s)
A ~ is an area of a city where living conditions are very bad and where the houses are in bad condition.
...inner-city ~s in the old cities of the north and east.
N-COUNT: oft N n
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012