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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSlum-dwelling
/ˈslʌmˌdwɛl.ɪŋ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The condition or practice of living in a slum, or a habitation located within an impoverished and densely populated urban slum area.
"Rapid urbanization has led to an increase in slum-dwelling across many developing metropolitan regions."
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Pertaining to or characteristic of living conditions within urban slums.
"The government launched new initiatives to eradicate slum-dwelling conditions and provide affordable housing."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of 'slum' (of uncertain origin, first appearing in the early 19th century meaning a crowded back street or squalid habitation) and 'dwelling' (from Old English 'dwellan', meaning to lead astray or remain, evolving to mean a place of residence). The compound term emerged in late 19th-century urban sociology to describe the widespread human settlement in impoverished, densely populated urban quarters.
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Transliteration: bidɔ̃vil
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Slumwohnen
Transliteration: slʊmˌvoːnən
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vita nei bassifondi
Transliteration: ˈviːta nei bassiˈfondi
"Molte famiglie affrontano le difficoltà della vita nei bassifondi."
chabolismo
Transliteration: tʃaβoˈlizmo
"El crecimiento urbano descontrolado fomenta el chabolismo."
favelização
Transliteration: favelizaˈsãw
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Transliteration: jhopadpatti mein rahana
"शहरों में गरीबी के कारण झोपड़पट्टी में रहना बढ़ रहा है।"
棚户区居住
Transliteration: pénhùqū jūzhù
"政府致力于改善棚户区居住条件。"
빈민가 거주
Transliteration: binminga geo-ju
"도시 빈민가 거주 문제를 해결하기 위한 대책이 필요합니다."
スラム居住
Transliteration: suramu kyojū
"途上国ではスラム居住者の増加が深刻な問題です。"
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