单词 | bidonville |
释义 | bidonville Fr. /bee dawonn veel"/, n. , pl. bidonvilles Fr. /-veel"/. (esp. in France and North Africa) an impoverished shantytown on the outskirts of a city. [1950-55; < F, equiv. to bidon metal drum, can (for oil, etc.) (earlier, five-pint wooden jug; of uncert. orig.) + -ville, comb. form, in placenames, of ville city < L villa VILLA; metal cans are often used as building materials in such towns] |
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