The phrase
"city slums" refers to poor and run-down areas within a city where many people live in extremely dilapidated and overcrowded conditions.
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Synonyms for individual words can be found below.
«city»
«slums»
Sentences with «city slums»
- Those living in city slums unrecognised by law must not be forgotten as local governments try to adapt to a warmer world (climatechangenews.com)
- Pioneer sociologists were uncovering the shame of city slums and the disgrace of child labor in field and factory. (religion-online.org)
- Council housing began to replace inner city slums in the 1920s, and the process continued into the 1970s, along with substantial private house building and acquisitions. (en.wikipedia.org)
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