bidonville.

An informal settlement of makeshift dwellings, especially in French-speaking contexts.

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• urban bidonville

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A bidonville grew beside the industrial road.

Residents organized water deliveries to the bidonville.

Usage notes

Primary category: setting. Forms: Singular bidonville; plural bidonvilles. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.