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Definition of squatter camp noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

squatter camp

noun
 
/ˈskwɒtə kæmp/
 
/ˈskwɑːtər kæmp/
(South African English)
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  1. an urban area where people live in shacks (= small buildings made of cardboard, wood or iron sheets that residents have built themselves)
    • The poor are forced to live in squatter camps, often with no running water or sewerage systems.
ancient
adjective
 
 
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