Shanty-Towns — [ ʃæntɪ taʊnz; shanty »(armselige) Hütte«], im englischen Sprachraum zum Teil verwendete Bezeichnung für die armseligen Hüttensiedlungen am Rand großer Städte. (Slum) … Universal-Lexikon
shanty towns — Migration from countryside to town has long been a feature of Spanish life, and was accentuated in the 1940s and 1950s by post Civil War hardship and by the shift in the economic base from agriculture to industry, with consequent pressure on… … Encyclopedia of contemporary Spanish culture
Shanty town — Shanty towns (also called squatter camps or favelas) are settlements (sometimes illegal or unauthorized) of impoverished people who live in improvised dwellings made from scrap plywood, corrugated metal, and sheets of plastic. Shanty towns, which … Wikipedia
shanty town — UK US [ˈʃænti ˌtaʊn] noun [countable] [singular shanty town plural shanty towns] an area where very poor people live in shanties Thesaurus: areas in towns or citieshyponym … Useful english dictionary
shanty town — shanty towns also shantytown N COUNT A shanty town is a collection of rough huts which poor people live in, usually in or near a large city … English dictionary
shanty town — UK / US [ˈʃæntɪ ˌtaʊn] noun [countable] Word forms shanty town : singular shanty town plural shanty towns an area where very poor people live in shanties … English dictionary
Sea shanty — For the song Sea Shanty by Quasi, see Featuring Birds For the album Sea Shanties by English band High Tide, see High Tide (band). Sailors sang shanties while performing shipboard labor A shanty (also spelled chantey , chanty ) is a type of work… … Wikipedia
Squatting — Squatter redirects here. For other uses, see Squat (disambiguation). For the resting position, where the weight of the body is on the feet, see squatting position. Part of the Politics series on … Wikipedia
Havana — This article is about the capital of Cuba. For other uses, see Havana (disambiguation). Havana City La Habana … Wikipedia
Ceilândia — is one of the most important Satellite towns near Brasília, Brazil. Currently, the city has a population of 350,000 inhabitants.Located 24 kilometers from the Pilot Plan of Brasília, and linked by a four lane highway, Ceilândia occupies an area… … Wikipedia
