slum dwelling
Impoverished urban housing
A slum dwelling is a residence in a slum—typically overcrowded, poorly constructed, and lacking basic services like clean water or sanitation.
The term appears in housing policy, urban studies, and development contexts: Millions live in slum dwellings without reliable electricity.
It emphasizes the physical structure rather than the neighborhood.
- shantyRamshackle dwelling
- tin shackCrude metal shelter
- hovelWretched small dwelling
- tenementMulti-unit urban dwelling
- ghettoSegregated urban quarter
favela · informal settlement · shack · dirt floor · poverty · overcrowded · tin roof · makeshift · squalor · cramped · alley · cardboard · corrugated · open sewer · sewage · ramshackle · dilapidated · crowded