shanty dwelling

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• Shanty town — Shanty towns (also called squatter camps or favelas) are settlements (sometimes illegal or unauthorized) of impoverished people who live in improvised dwellings made from scrap plywood, corrugated metal, and sheets of plastic. Shanty towns, which …   Wikipedia

• Shanty — Shan ty, n.;pl. {Shanties}. [Said to be fr. Ir. sean old + tig. a house.] A small, mean dwelling; a rough, slight building for temporary use; a hut. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• shanty — ☆ shanty1 [shan′tē ] n. pl. shanties [< CdnFr chantier, workshop, applied to lumberers living quarters < OFr: see GANTRY] a small, shabby dwelling; shack; hut shanty2 [shan′tē, shän′tē] n. pl. shanties var. of CHANTEY …   English World dictionary

• dwelling — n 1. residence, abode, home, house, homestead, household; domicile, dwelling house, lodgings, quarters, diggings, Chiefly Brit., Inf. digs; mansion, castle, palace, manor house; villa, chateau, chalet, country seat, hall; hacienda, plantation,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• shanty — I. variant of chantey II. noun (plural shanties) Etymology: probably from Canadian French chantier lumber camp, hut, from French, builder s yard, ways, support for barrels, from Old French chantier, gantier support more at gantry Date: 1820 a… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• shanty — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. shack, shed; hovel, tumbledown; hutch, bungalow. See abode. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. cabin, hovel, cottage; see hut , shack . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. shack, hovel, hut, cabin, hutch. IV… …   English dictionary for students

• shanty — n. Hut, hovel, shed, mean cabin, mean dwelling …   New dictionary of synonyms

• Shanties — Shanty Shan ty, n.;pl. {Shanties}. [Said to be fr. Ir. sean old + tig. a house.] A small, mean dwelling; a rough, slight building for temporary use; a hut. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• hut — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. shack, shanty, hogan, hovel, shelter, cabin. See abode. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. shack, shanty, lean to, crib, bungalow, bunkhouse, refuge, lodge, hutch, igloo, dugout, hovel, cottage, cabin, A frame,… …   English dictionary for students

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• abode — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Place of residence Nouns 1. (living place) abode, dwelling, residence, accommodations, domicile, address, habitation, berth, nest, seat, lodging[s], lodging place, roof over one s head, quarters,… …   English dictionary for students