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shantytown

/ˈʃæntiˌtaʊn/ American
  • n. 棚户区
Definition
  • n. a poor area of a town with roughly built simple houses
Example
Many families lived in a shantytown built from scrap wood and metal.
许多家庭住在用废旧木料和金属搭建的棚户区里。