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clarkyb123 | 21:42 Tue 28th Nov 2006 | Phrases & Sayings
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what are shanty towns?
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A shanty id defined as a roughly built, often ramshackle cabin; a shack [Probably from Canadian French chantier, hut in a lumber camp, from French, timberyard, from Old French, gantry, from Latin canthrius... So a shanty town is a village or group of such structures. They exist in every country, but those in the vicinity of Jahnnesburg, South Africa are among the most hear rending...
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