squatter camp
noun/ˈskwɒtə kæmp/
/ˈskwɑːtər kæmp/
(South African English)- 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.
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