Definition of "shantytowns" []

• Plural form of shantytown. (noun)

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• "Amnesty International released a report Thursday warning that more than 200,000 Nigerians currently living in shantytowns will face homelessness as a result of planned demolitions in waterfront areas of the area's oil hub, Port Harcourt."
• "Amnesty International released a report Thursday warning that more than 200,000 Nigerians currently living in shantytowns will face homelessness as a result of planned demolitions ..."
• "Tens of thousands of residents including a majority of Blacks live in what are called 'favelas' what we would call informal housing, they call shantytowns."