HOOVERVILLE


Meaning of HOOVERVILLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈhü-vər-ˌvil ]

noun

Etymology: Herbert Hoover + -ville

Date: 1933

: a shantytown of temporary dwellings during the depression years in the United States ; broadly : any similar area of temporary dwellings

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