Shanty

  • 21shanty — 1. noun /ˈʃanti/ a) An old run down house or shack. b) An unlicensed pub. 2. adjective /ˈʃanti/ Pejorative term used on early (mid 1800s), poor, Irish immigrants to USA That ne …

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  • 22Shanty — Shan|ty 〈 [ʃæ̣ntı] n.; Gen.: s, Pl.: s〉 von Seeleuten gesungenes u. für sie typisches Lied, Seemannslied [Etym.: <engl. shanty, shantey <frz. chanter »singen«] …

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  • 23shanty — shan|ty [ˈʃænti] n plural shanties [Sense: 1; Date: 1800 1900; : Canadian French; Origin: chantier, from French, wooden support , from Latin cantherius trellis ] [Sense: 2; Date: 1800 1900; Origin: chantey] …

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  • 24Shanty — Shan|ty [ ʃɛnti] das; s, s <aus gleichbed. engl. shanty, chantey, dies zu fr. chanter »singen« aus lat. cantare> Seemannslied mit Refrain [aus der Zeit der Segelschiffe] …

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  • 25shanty — shanty1 noun (plural shanties) a small, crudely built shack. Origin C19: perh. from Canad. Fr. chantier lumberjack s cabin, logging camp . shanty2 (Brit. also sea shanty; archaic or US chantey or chanty) noun (plural …

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  • 26shanty — noun (C) 1 (C) a small, roughly built hut made from thin sheets of wood, tin 1 (1), plastic etc that very poor people live in 2 (C) sea shanty a song sung by sailors in former times, as they did their work …

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  • 27Shanty town — Shanty towns (also called squatter camps or favelas) are settlements (sometimes illegal or unauthorized) of impoverished people who live in improvised dwellings made from scrap plywood, corrugated metal, and sheets of plastic. Shanty towns, which …

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  • 28shanty town — UK US [ˈʃænti ˌtaʊn] noun [countable] [singular shanty town plural shanty towns] an area where very poor people live in shanties Thesaurus: areas in towns or citieshyponym …

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  • 29Shanty (desambiguación) — Shanty puede referirse a: Guillermo Bianchi, escritor chileno que firmaba sus textos con el seudónimo de Shanty Saloma, canto marinero Esta página de desambiguación cataloga artículos relacionados con el mismo título. Si llegaste aquí a través de …

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  • 30Shanty-Towns —   [ ʃæntɪ taʊnz; shanty »(armselige) Hütte«], im englischen Sprachraum zum Teil verwendete Bezeichnung für die armseligen Hüttensiedlungen am Rand großer Städte. (Slum) …

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