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Slum - English meaning

Slum – definitions in English dictionary

noun

A squalid and overcrowded urban street or district inhabited by very poor people.

Usage examples:

Inner-city slums
verb

Spend time at a lower social level than one's own through curiosity or for charitable purposes.

Usage examples:

He bought some second-hand clothes, and slummed among the metropolis's underprivileged

Slum translation into English

Slum: translate from English into Chinese

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贫民窟

Slum: translate from English into Dutch

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Sloppenwijk, Achterbuurt, Slop, Krottenbuurt, Achterbuurten bezoeken

Slum: translate from English into French

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Taudis, Quartiers pauvres, Gourbi, Quartiers misérables, S'encanailler

Slum: translate from English into German

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Slum, Elendsviertel, Elendsquartier, Primitiv leben

Slum: translate from English into Hindi

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गंदी बस्ती, मैली-कुचैली गली

Slum: translate from English into Italian

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Slum, Bassifondi, Tugurio, Catapecchia

Slum: translate from English into Korean

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빈민굴, 불결한 장소, 이광, 빈민굴을 방문하다

Slum: translate from English into Russian

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Трущобы, Трущоба, Посещать трущобы

Slum: translate from English into Spanish

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Barrio bajo, Casucha, Visitar los barrios bajos, Portazo

Word origin

early 19th century (originally slang, in the sense ‘room’): of unknown origin.

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