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shanty

noun as in shack

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Raphinha was raised in the relentless, grinding poverty seen across the sprawling shanty towns that litter the landscape in and around the neighbourhood of Restinga in the city of Porto Alegre.

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The two eventually made their way to Mexico City, paying about $200 for their shanty in La Soledad.

In Mayotte, one of the poorest parts of France, many residents live in shanty towns.

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The archipelago is one of the poorest parts of France, with many of its residents living in shanty towns.

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A state of exceptional natural disaster has been declared for the territory, which is one of the poorest parts of France with many residents living in shanty towns.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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