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.
As a child, he lived in an urban slum.
Rapid population growth led to slums forming in the city.
The government announced a plan to clear out the slums.
slum area; slum quarters
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Borrowed from English 'slum'.