How is the word bidonville translated from French to English

English translation
slum
noun

Un quartier de ville très pauvre et surpeuplé.

A very poor crowded part of a city.

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  • Elle a grandi dans un bidonville. — She grew up in a slum.

  • L'ancien bidonville a été rasé pour de nouveaux logements. — The old slum was cleared for new housing.

  • Des familles vivent-elles encore dans ce bidonville ? — Do families still live in that slum?

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