shantytown en · NOUN
Etymology
From shanty + town.
Meanings
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of shanty town
alt of shanty town
The forest gave way to shantytowns that stitched themselves into waves of blue-tented internally displaced camps and then stone dwellings hundreds of years old.
2019, Dave Eggers, The Parade, N.Y.: Vintage Books, page 173:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| shantytowns | Number=Plur | lexicographic |