English-French translations for shantytown

• bidonville
  Nous ne devons pas penser que la reconstruction signifiera le retour des bidonvilles ou de conditions socio-économiques telles que celles qui existaient avant. We must not think that the reconstruction will spell the return of the shantytowns or of socio-economic conditions such as those that existed before.
• favelle

Definition of shantytown

• An area containing a collection of shacks, shanties or makeshift dwellings

Synonyms

• Hooverville
• slum

Related words

• shanty
• shanty town
• shanty choir
• sea shanty