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Slum

Slum Meaning & Definition
Slum Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Slum?

[n] a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions
[v] visit slums for entertainment or out of curiosity

Synonyms | Synonyms for Slum: slum area

Related Terms | Find terms related to Slum:

See Also | city district | see | shantytown | skid row | visit

Slum In Webster's Dictionary

\Slum\, v. i. To visit or frequent slums, esp. out of curiosity, or for purposes of study, etc. [Colloq.]
\Slum\, n. [CF. {Slump}, n.] 1. A foul back street of a city, especially one filled with a poor, dirty, degraded, and often vicious population; any low neighborhood or dark retreat; -- usually in the plural; as, Westminster slums are haunts for theives. --Dickens. 2. pl. (Mining) Same as {Slimes}.

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