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      slum

      noun verb

      Stress: first syllable

      Syllables: slum (1)

      English Definition

      A squalid and overcrowded urban street or district inhabited by very poor people.

      Example Sentence

      Many poor families live in the city's slums.

      US IPA /slʌm/
      UK IPA /slʌm/

      Synonyms

      ghetto shantytown skid row favela tenement

      Antonyms

      suburb affluent area mansion
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