What is the meaning of Slum?

  • (v.i.) To visit or frequent slums, especially out of curiosity or for purposes of study, etc.
  • (n.) Same as Slimes.
  • (n.) 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.
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APAWebster's. (2011). slum. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/slum/definitions/2063102
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HarvardWebster's 2011, slum, Smart Define, viewed 23 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/slum/definitions/2063102>.
MLAWebster's. "slum" 28 May 2011. Web. 23 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/slum/definitions/2063102>
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