Complete Definition of "slum"

English

Pronunciation
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Noun
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en-noun

  1. A dilapidated neighborhood where many people live in a state of poverty.

Related terms
ghetto
Hell's Kitchen

Translations

Polish: slums m
Spanish: barrio m italbrac|Venezuela, barrio de chabolas m italbrac|Spain, cantegril m italbrac|Uruguay, colonia popular f italbrac|Mexico, colonia proletaria f italbrac|Mexico, pueblo joven m italbrac|Peru, villa miseria f italbrac|Argentina

Verb
en-verb|slum|m|ing

  1. To visit a neighborhood of a status below one's own.
  2. To associate with people or engage in activities with a status below one's own.

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