English-Italian translations for shanty town

• baraccopoli
  Come sapete, ogni anno milioni di piccoli agricoltori sono costretti a trasferirsi in baraccopoli. It is worth remembering, as you already know, that every year, millions of small farmers are forced to move into shanty towns.
  Da tempo si compiono tentativi per migliorare la situazione sociale mediocre dei rom che vivono ai margini della società in baraccopoli o tendopoli. Attempts have been made over a long period to improve the poor social situation of the Roma who live on the fringes of society in shanty towns or tent cities.
  Il programma sosteneva un'ampia gamma di progetti relativi all'edilizia abitativa, dal risanamento di baraccopoli in Grecia al rilancio di aree di edilizia popolare in degrado ad Edimburgo. This programme supported a wide range of housing-related projects which range from improving shanty towns in Greece to aiding the regeneration of run-down social housing areas in Edinburgh.

Definition of shanty town

• An area, such as a suburb, consisting of mean, roughly-constructed dwellings inhabited by poor people

Related words

• shanty
• shantytown
• shanty choir
• sea shanty