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单词 Hooverville
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Hooverville

noun

Hoo·​ver·​ville ˈhü-vər-ˌvil How to pronounce Hooverville (audio)
: 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

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  • shantytown
  • encampment
  • jungle
  • favela
  • campground
  • bivouac
  • campsite
  • canvass
  • camp
  • canvas
  • settlement
  • plantation
  • colony
  • barracks
  • hutment
  • tentage
  • cantonment
  • post
  • laager
  • leaguer
  • installation
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