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Slum - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Slum : (noun)
1: a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living
conditions [syn: slum area]
(verb)
1: visit slums for entertainment or out of curiosity
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Slum : \Slum\, v. i.
To visit or frequent slums, esp. out of curiosity, or for
purposes of study, etc. [Colloq.]
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Slum : \Slum\, n. [CF. Slump, n.]
1. A foul back street of a city, especially one filled with a
poor, dirty, degraded, and often vicious population; any
low neighborhood or dark retreat; -- usually in the
plural; as, Westminster slums are haunts for theives.
--Dickens.
2. pl. (Mining) Same as Slimes.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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