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Favela

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Favela"

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Word	Definition
slumnoun	(countable, derogatory) A dilapidated neighborhood where many people live in a state of poverty.
ghettonoun	An (often impoverished) area of a city inhabited predominantly by members of a specific nationality, ethnicity, or race.
squatternoun	One who occupies a building or land without title or permission.
zonenoun	Any given region or area of the world.
shantytownnoun	An area containing a collection of shacks, shanties or makeshift dwellings.
shanty townnoun	An area, such as a suburb, consisting of mean, roughly-constructed dwellings inhabited by poor people.
shacktownnoun	A settlement made up of shacks; a shanty town.
squatter campnoun	(South Africa) A settlement of makeshift shacks.
shantnoun	(UK, Ireland, slang) A drink, usually a pint.
shantynoun	A roughly-built hut or cabin.
shacknoun	A crude, roughly built hut or cabin.
trashboxnoun	A receptacle for trash.
cabananoun	(Canada, US, Australia) A shelter on a beach or at a swimming pool.
squatmentnoun	Squatter settlement.
squatterdomnoun	The realm or sphere of squatters.
squat	Relatively short or low, and thick or broad.
shithousenoun	(slang, vulgar) An outhouse, an outbuilding used as a lavatory.
concrete junglenoun	(idiomatic) An urban or other populated area containing a high density of buildings constructed of concrete or similar materials, especially one which lacks greenery and which seems unattractive, harsh, or unsafe.
projectnoun	A planned endeavor, usually with a specific goal and accomplished in several steps or stages.
townnoun	A settlement; an area with residential districts, shops and amenities, and its own local government; especially one larger than a village and smaller than a city, historically enclosed by a fence or walls, with total populations ranging from several hundred to more than a hundred thousand (as of the early 21st century)