Hooverville
noun
Hoo·ver·ville ˈhü-vər-ˌvil 
: a shantytown of temporary dwellings during the depression years in the U.S.
broadly : any similar area of temporary dwellings
Word History
Etymology
Herbert Hoover + -ville
First Known Use
1930, in the meaning defined above
Hooverville
noun
as in shantytown
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- shantytown
- encampment
- jungle
- favela
- campground
- bivouac
- campsite
- canvass
- camp
- canvas
- settlement
- plantation
- colony
- barracks
- hutment
- tentage
- cantonment
- post
- laager
- leaguer
- installation
