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
Hoovervilles
noun
as in shantytowns
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- shantytowns
- favelas
- encampments
- jungles
- campgrounds
- campsites
- bivouacs
- camps
- canvasses
- hutments
- settlements
- canvases
- plantations
- colonies
- barracks
- cantonments
- laagers
- tentages
- leaguers
- installations
- posts
