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bidonvilleenUK Related to bidonville: slum areabi·don·ville B0234700 (bē′dôN-vēl′)n. A shantytown on the outskirts of a city, especially in France or North Africa. [French : bidon, gas can, oildrum (from Old French, bottle, tankard, probably of Scandinavian origin) + ville, town; see village.]bidonville (bidɔ̃vil) na shanty townbi•don•ville (Fr. bi dɔ̃ˈvil) n., pl. -villes (Fr. -ˈvil) (esp. in France and North Africa) an impoverished shantytown on the outskirts of a city. [1950–55; < French] |