(countable, derogatory) A dilapidated neighborhood where many people live in a state of poverty.
slums
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for slums.
Editorial note
For example, slums are jam-packed with people (= populous), but that doesn't mean that they all want to be there (= popular).
Quick take
(countable, derogatory) A dilapidated neighborhood where many people live in a state of poverty.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of slums gathered in one view.
(slang, uncountable) Inexpensive trinkets awarded as prizes in a carnival game.
(slang) Slumgullion; a meat-based stew.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for slums.
noun
(countable, derogatory) A dilapidated neighborhood where many people live in a state of poverty.
noun
(slang, uncountable) Inexpensive trinkets awarded as prizes in a carnival game.
noun
(slang) Slumgullion; a meat-based stew.
Example sentences
For example, slums are jam-packed with people (= populous), but that doesn't mean that they all want to be there (= popular).
Property values are even rising in what were once the most entrenched slums, like East New York.
First the idea of mapping slums and making stakeholders aware (even though they are already) whenever they sit to plan.
The descendants of those in Group 2 will still be in slums in a hundred years.
Unfortunately, most people here would rather preserve the slums than build enough housing to support a diverse bunch of people.
The inhabitants of Blacktown or St Marys, slums in Australia probably fall into this category.
This is the normal condition in the parts of the world that have huge urban slums surrounding a rich city core.
Imagine someone in the slums of India (there are tens of millions in these conditions) wanting to learn more about irrigation.
Real estate regulation in its current form, especially in NYC, derives from the legacy of over-crowded tenements and massive blocks of slums.
The Sistene Chapel lasted; the slums of Rome from almost any era haven't.
It's probably worth noting that the people living in those Victorian slums were largely homogeneous, and also homogeneous with the rest of the culture.
There were no homeless people, no slums, no bad neighborhoods, no crime.
Quote examples
If you google it you will see that it's a term coined by journalists to re-sell the same old story: ex-communist slums, "hackers" with russian accent, cyber-crime, dangers everywhere.
There is more than 400 Roma slums around Paris, and when I say slum, I'm talking about the real deal, people leaving in "cardboard houses" in the middle of garbage.
Proper noun examples
Slums will begin to rise again (if some areas aren't already close to being that already).
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use slums in a sentence?
For example, slums are jam-packed with people (= populous), but that doesn't mean that they all want to be there (= popular).
What does slums mean?
(countable, derogatory) A dilapidated neighborhood where many people live in a state of poverty.
What part of speech is slums?
slums is commonly used as noun.