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Pronunciation / Transliteration: jhuggī-jhopṛī
"शहर में झुग्गी-झोपड़ी के इलाकों का विकास एक बड़ी चुनौती है।"
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A densely populated, usually urban area characterized by poverty, substandard housing, and inadequate infrastructure and services.
"Many residents in the rapidly expanding city struggle to find affordable housing outside of the sprawling slums."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originating in early 19th-century London slang, 'slum' likely began as cant for a room or back alley, possibly derived from 'slump' (meaning a wet mire) or as a shortening of 'a back slum'. Over the decades, it evolved from criminal slang into standard English to describe densely populated, usually urban areas marked by poverty, substandard housing, and squalor.
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bidonville
Transliteration: bidɔ̃vil
"De nombreuses familles vivent dans ce bidonville à la périphérie de la ville."
Elendsviertel
Transliteration: ˈeːlɛntsˌfɪɐtl̩
"Die Regierung versucht, die Lebensbedingungen im Elendsviertel zu verbessern."
bidonville
Transliteration: bidonˈville
"La baraccopoli si estende per chilometri lungo la ferrovia."
asentamiento informal
Transliteration: asentamˈiento infoɾmˈal
"El gobierno implementó nuevos programas para urbanizar el asentamiento informal."
favela
Transliteration: faˈvɛlɐ
"A comunidade da favela recebeu novas melhorias de saneamento básico."
झुग्गी-झोपड़ी
Transliteration: jhuggī-jhopṛī
"शहर में झुग्गी-झोपड़ी के इलाकों का विकास एक बड़ी चुनौती है।"
贫民窟
Transliteration: pín mín kū
"政府正在努力改善贫民窟居民的生活条件。"
빈민가
Transliteration: binminga
"도시의 급격한 성장으로 인해 새로운 빈민가가 생겨났다."
スラム街
Transliteration: suramugai
"その都市には広大なスラム街が存在する。"
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