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Definitions for: Slum [n] a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions
[v] visit slums for entertainment or out of curiosity
Webster (1913) Definition: Slum, v. i.
To visit or frequent slums, esp. out of curiosity, or for
purposes of study, etc. [Colloq.]
Slum, n. [CF. Slump, n.]
1. 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.
--Dickens.
2. pl. (Mining) Same as Slimes.
Synonyms: slum area
See Also: city district, see, shantytown, skid row, visit
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