The term shanty town refers to an old, unkempt, poor area of a city or town. It has often been noted the origin is of French or Irish. The french word "chantier" means place, and the word "sean-tig" meaning hut in Irish.
One possible origin of the term "shanty town" is from the makeshift shanties or small, crudely constructed houses typically found in these settlements. The term may also refer to the poor living conditions and lack of proper infrastructure in these informal settlements, giving rise to the name "shanty town."
The origin of the word "podunk" is uncertain. It is commonly used to refer to a small, insignificant, or remote place, often in a derogatory manner. Some sources suggest that "Podunk" may have originally referred to a Native American village or tribe, while others propose that it may have derived from a Native American term for "marshy place." Ultimately, its exact origin remains unclear.
The surname Mungia is of Basque origin, derived from the name of a town in the Basque Country of Spain called Mungia. It is a toponymic surname, meaning it comes from a place name.
The surname "Livingston" is of Scottish origin and means "descendant of Leving" or "Leving's town." It is believed to have originated from a town in Scotland called Livingston.
The name OrszΓ‘g is of Hungarian origin. It is a common surname in Hungary and typically denotes someone from a particular town or region in the country.
The possible words include:villi (plural of villus) - intestinal tissue projectionsvilla - a homevillain - evildoer-ville (suffix meaning town, from village, and the feudal term vill, a land unit.
In a Shanty in Old Shanty Town was created in 1932.
First of all we must define the term "Shanty Town". A Shanty town is a complete hell hole of a town that saliors and other foul mouthed types live in. The first improvement on Shanty Town's are that there aren't very many left. Also, Popeye is now cleaning up all of the scum hanging about in there.
The word "shanty" is not used much in Ireland. It seems to be a word used mainly by americans. "Shanty Irish" was used to describe the poorest of the poor Irish immigrants, the kind who ended up in shanty town (the origin of the word "shanty" is not known, but it might come from the Irish "sean tí", meaning "old house"). Today "shanty" in the States is a derogatory term for people who in Ireland might be known as culchies but the people so described need not necessarily be of Irish descent.
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It was a shanty town built across the street from the White House. She lived in a shanty down by the river.
This is a very general question.. But to answer it literally, a city has a much higher population than a shanty house. I think you actually mean a shanty town? But I can't answer unless you say which shanty town and which city..
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The cast of Shanty Garden Town - 2007 includes: Belemir Dalokay Guzer as herself
A movie just came out called "District 9", where aliens are confined to a shanty town in Johannesberg. Its their own shanty, so not sure if that's the one. Weta did effects (of LOTR fame)
The UK does not have any shanty towns. But the closest thing could be a council estate!
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