bidonville

(bē′dōn vēl′)

noun

a shantytown on the outskirts of a city, characterized by squalor and extreme poverty, as in France and formerly Algeria or Tunisia

Origin: Fr slang < bidonner, to guzzle, swig < bidon, wine jug, orig. soldier's water bottle + ville, city

See bidonville in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A shantytown on the outskirts of a city, especially in France or North Africa.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: : bidon, gas can, oildrum (from Old French, bottle, tankard, probably of Scandinavian origin)

Origin: + ville, town; see village

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