bidonville

enUK Related to bidonville: slum area

bi·don·ville

B0234700 (bē′dôN-vēl′)n. A shantytown on the outskirts of a city, especially in France or North Africa.
[French : bidon, gas can, oildrum (from Old French, bottle, tankard, probably of Scandinavian origin) + ville, town; see village.]

bidonville

(bidɔ̃vil) na shanty town

bi•don•ville

(Fr. bi dɔ̃ˈvil)

n., pl. -villes (Fr. -ˈvil) (esp. in France and North Africa) an impoverished shantytown on the outskirts of a city. [1950–55; < French]