HOOVERVILLE


Meaning of HOOVERVILLE in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' hü-v ə r- ˌ vil

Function: noun

Etymology: Herbert Hoover + -ville

Date: 1933

: a shantytown of temporary dwellings during the depression years in the U.S. broadly : any similar area of temporary dwellings

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