n. (pl. -ies) 1 a hut or cabin. 2 a crudely built shack. shanty town a poor or depressed area of a town, consisting of shanties.
[ 19th c., orig. N.Amer.: perh. f. Can.F chantier ]
n. (pl. -ies) 1 a hut or cabin. 2 a crudely built shack. shanty town a poor or depressed area of a town, consisting of shanties.
[ 19th c., orig. N.Amer.: perh. f. Can.F chantier ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012