Definition of slums Slums
/slʌˈmz/ - [slumz] -
We found 3 definitions of slums from 2 different sources.
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What does slums mean?
Wiktionary 
- slums (Noun)
Plural of slum.
Part of speech
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NounPlural: slums |
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| slum - a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions | ||
| slum area | ||
| city district a district of a town or city | ||
| shantytown a city district inhabited by people living in huts and shanties | ||
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| slum - spend time at a lower socio-economic level than one's own, motivated by curiosity or desire for adventure; usage considered condescending and insensitive; "attending a motion picture show by the upper class was considered sluming in the early 20th century" | ||
| spend, pass pay out; "spend money" | ||
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Wiktionary
- slum (Noun)
A dilapidated neighborhood where many people live in a state of poverty. - slum (Verb)
To visit a neighborhood of a status below one's own. - slum (Verb)
To associate with people or engage in activities with a status below one's own.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- slum (n.)
A foul back street of a city, especially one filled with a poor, dirty, degraded, and often vicious population; any low neighborhood or dark retreat; -- usually in the plural; as, Westminster slums are haunts for theives. - slum (n.)
Same as Slimes.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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slum
A run-down area of a city where the poor and socially disadvantaged live and which is characterized by substandard housing, overpopulation and lack of infrastructure such as clean water, sanitation and electricity.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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slum
slum, n. a low street or neighbourhood.—v.i. to visit the slums of a city, esp. from motives of curiosity.—ns. Slum′mer, one who slums; Slum′ming, the practice of visiting slums
Wikipedia 
- A Slum is a part of a city or a town where many poor people live. Some of these people may also have to bear social disadvantages. There are slums in most of the big cities of the world. They may not be called "slum", however.
