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bidonville definition

bi·donville (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

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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