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Definition of tent city in English: tent citynoun A large collection of tents, typically one forming temporary or makeshift accommodation for refugees or homeless people. Example sentencesExamples - Camp Premier is a tent city erected for the homeless.
- Next to the camp was a large tent city, housing hundreds of volunteers who had come to support the military by cooking, cleaning, and clearing debris.
- Authorities asked residents to take pilgrims into their homes, while a tent city was opened on the outskirts of the capital.
- To cope with the millions expected to arrive daily in Allahabad, the authorities have constructed a giant tent city.
- Take the idea of the tent city in Vancouver, where homeless people put it all on the line to protest homelessness and government inactivity.
Definition of tent city in US English: tent citynoun A large collection of tents, typically one forming temporary or makeshift accommodations for refugees or homeless people. Example sentencesExamples - Camp Premier is a tent city erected for the homeless.
- Next to the camp was a large tent city, housing hundreds of volunteers who had come to support the military by cooking, cleaning, and clearing debris.
- Authorities asked residents to take pilgrims into their homes, while a tent city was opened on the outskirts of the capital.
- Take the idea of the tent city in Vancouver, where homeless people put it all on the line to protest homelessness and government inactivity.
- To cope with the millions expected to arrive daily in Allahabad, the authorities have constructed a giant tent city.
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