Slum: meaning, definitions and examples
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slum
[ slสm ]
urban areas
A slum is a highly populated urban residential area consisting mostly of closely packed, decrepit housing units in a situation of deteriorated or incomplete infrastructure, inhabited primarily by impoverished persons.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The government is planning to improve the living conditions in the slum areas.
- Many children in the slum do not have access to proper education.
- The slum dwellers face numerous challenges on a daily basis.
Translations
Translations of the word "slum" in other languages:
๐ต๐น favela
๐ฎ๐ณ เคเฅเคเฅเคเฅ เคฌเคธเฅเคคเฅ
๐ฉ๐ช Elendsviertel
๐ฎ๐ฉ perkampungan kumuh
๐บ๐ฆ ะฝะตััั
๐ต๐ฑ slumsy
๐ฏ๐ต ในใฉใ ่ก
๐ซ๐ท bidonville
๐ช๐ธ barrio marginal
๐น๐ท gecekondu bรถlgesi
๐ฐ๐ท ๋น๋ฏผ๊ฐ
๐ธ๐ฆ ุญู ูููุฑ
๐จ๐ฟ chudinskรก ฤtvrลฅ
๐ธ๐ฐ slum
๐จ๐ณ ่ดซๆฐ็ช
๐ธ๐ฎ barakaลกko naselje
๐ฎ๐ธ fรกtรฆkrahverfi
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะปะฐาััาั
๐ฌ๐ช แฆแแ แแแ แฃแแแแ
๐ฆ๐ฟ qษbiristanlฤฑq
๐ฒ๐ฝ barrio marginal
Word origin
The word 'slum' originated in the early 19th century, derived from the back-formation of the word 'slummock' meaning a dirty, untidy, or slovenly person. It gained prominence during the Industrial Revolution as rapid urbanization led to overcrowded and poor living conditions in cities.