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Meanings
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Refers to a poor, overcrowded urban area with substandard housing. Used in the same way as the English word.
He grew up in a slum.
That city has a large slum area.
Usage patterns
- 〈場所〉に住むto live in a slum
As a child, he lived in an urban slum.
- 〈場所〉ができるfor a slum to form or develop
Rapid population growth led to slums forming in the city.
- 〈場所〉を一掃するto clear out or demolish a slum
The government announced a plan to clear out the slums.