hooverville

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Definition of hooverville in English English dictionary

Any of many shantytowns established by the homeless in the United States in the Great Depression of the early twentieth century

{i} shantytown of temporary housing for the poor and homeless during the 1930s Great Depression period in the U.S.A.; area of temporary residence

Hyphenation

Hoo·ver·ville

Etymology

() From Herbert Hoover + -ville.