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shanty

/ˈʃænti/noun

उच्चारण शैन्टी

झोंपड़ी, कच्चा घर

Core word

nounshanties
  1. 1

    [C]

    a small house, made of pieces of wood, metal and cardboard, where very poor people live, especially on the edge of a big city

    झोंपड़ी, कच्चा घर

    • Hundreds of shanties line the railway track.
    • The family lived in a tin shanty near the river.

    Synonyms shack hut hovel

    Opposite mansion

  2. 2

    [C]

    a song that sailors traditionally used to sing while doing their work

    मल्लाहों का गीत

    • The crew sang an old sea shanty as they pulled the ropes.
    • The fishermen sang a shanty to keep time while hauling the nets.
◇Word family
shanty town noun