| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| bidonville |
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| SYLLABICATION: | bi·don·ville |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  b  dô -vl |
| NOUN: | A shantytown on the outskirts of a city, especially in France or North Africa. | | ETYMOLOGY: | French : bidon, gas can, oildrum (from Old French, bottle, tankard, probably of Scandinavian origin) + ville, town; see village.
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