overspillnoun [ S or U ]
uk/ˈəʊ.və.spɪl/us/ˈoʊ.vɚ.spɪl/UKpeople who move out of a crowded city and into other towns or villages near the city:
the overspill from London/the London overspill
an overspill housing estate.
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People who live or settle somewhere
- asylum seeker
- brain drain
- bum
- city slicker
- cohabitant
- cottager
- exodus
- foreign-returned
- frontiersman
- guest worker
- illegal alien
- lodger
- occupier
- outflow
- resident
- roomer
- settler
- son
- squatter
- welcome wagon
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