slumdom

slumdom
\\ˈsləmdəm\ noun (-s)
Etymology: slum (I) + -dom
1. : a district of slums

wandering through slumdom

2. : the quality or state of being a slum

a once fashionable district declining slowly into slumdom — Osbert Lancaster


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • slumdom — slum·dom …   English syllables

  • slumland — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: slum (I) + land : an area of slums : slumdom the town is one vast slumland …   Useful english dictionary

  • slum|dom — «SLUHM duhm», noun. 1. the condition of being a slum: »Neglected, this property will slip by degrees into slumdom (London Times). 2. the people living in a slum …   Useful english dictionary

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