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slum

/slʌm/noun

उच्चारण स्लम

झुग्गी-बस्ती

Core word

noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    an area of a city that is very poor and where the houses are dirty and in bad condition

    झुग्गी-बस्ती

    • Dharavi slum
    • Many families in the slum were moved into new flats last year.

    Synonyms shanty town ghetto squatter settlement

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

shanty town ghetto squatter settlement

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General knowledge

Dharavi (Mumbai) is one of Asia's largest slums.

धारावी (मुंबई) एशिया की सबसे बड़ी झुग्गी-बस्तियों में से एक है।