Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shantytown

/ʃˈæntitˌaʊn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.98 in modern English

Syllables: shan-ty-town
IPA: /ʃˈæntitˌaʊn/

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of shanty town

Example Sentences

"The forest gave way to shantytowns that stitched themselves into waves of blue-tented internally displaced camps and then stone dwellings hundreds of years old."

Etymology

From shanty + town.

Inflected Forms

shantytowns (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce shantytown?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʃˈæntitˌaʊn/.
What does shantytown mean?: Alternative form of shanty town
Where does shantytown come from?: From shanty + town.

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