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Barrio

(in Venezuela or the Dominican Republic) A slum on the periphery of a major city; a low to middle-class neighborhood in a lesser city.

📖 Definitions of "Barrio"

noun

1
(in Venezuela or the Dominican Republic) A slum on the periphery of a major city; a low to middle-class neighborhood in a lesser city.
2
(in some Spanish-speaking countries) A municipality or subdivision of a municipality.
3
(in the Philippines) A barangay.
4
An area or neighborhood in a US city inhabited predominantly by Spanish-speakers or people of Hispanic origin.

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