SHANTYTOWN


Meaning of SHANTYTOWN in English

/shan"tee town'/ , n.

1. a section, as of a city or town, characterized by shanties and crudely built houses.

2. a whole town or city that is chiefly made up of shantylike houses.

[ 1880-85; SHANTY 1 + TOWN ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .