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
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
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012