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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSquatter-settlement
/ˈskwɒt.ər ˌsɛt.əl.mənt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A residential area which has developed without legal claim to the land or unauthorized by the legal owners, typically featuring informal housing and lacking basic municipal services.
"Many rapid-growing urban peripheries are characterized by sprawling squatter-settlements lacking clean water and electricity." - 2
A community formed by people who occupy vacant land or buildings without official permission.
"Government agencies often struggle to balance humanitarian aid and eviction policies regarding long-standing squatter-settlements."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the noun 'squatter' (dating back to the 18th century, referring to one who settles on new land without title, from the verb 'squat') combined with 'settlement' (from Middle English 'setlement', meaning the action of settling or a newly colonized place). The compound term emerged in urban studies and sociology during the mid-20th century to describe rapidly growing, unauthorized residential areas in developing nations.
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bidonville
Transliteration: bi-dɔ̃-vil
"Le gouvernement tente d'améliorer les conditions de vie dans le bidonville."
Elendsviertel
Transliteration: ˈeːlɛnt͡sˌfɪɐ̯tl̩
"Viele Menschen in den Entwicklungsländern leben in Elendsvierteln."
insediamento abusivo
Transliteration: in-se-dia-men-to a-bu-zi-vo
"Il comune ha avviato un progetto di riqualificazione per l'insediamento abusivo."
asentamiento informal
Transliteration: a-sen-ta-mjen-to in-for-mal
"El crecimiento del asentamiento informal plantea grandes desafíos urbanísticos."
assentamento informal
Transliteration: a-sẽ-ta-mẽ-tu ĩ-fɔʁ-ˈmaw
"O governo municipal está urbanizando o assentamento informal."
अनधिकृत बस्ती
Transliteration: anadhikrit basti
"शहर में अनधिकृत बस्ती की समस्या तेजी से बढ़ रही है।"
棚户区
Transliteration: péng hù qū
"许多发展中国家都面临着棚户区改造的问题。"
무허가 정착촌
Transliteration: muheoga jeongchaktchon
"도시 주변의 무허가 정착촌에 사는 주민들을 위한 지원이 필요합니다."
スラム街
Transliteration: suramugai
"都市化に伴い、郊外に大きなスラム街が形成された。"
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