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How to pronounce “slum”
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Pronunciation guide for slum
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of slum with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Pandemic: Tracking Contagions, from Cholera to Ebola and Beyond
in a slum called Five Points, which is pictured here.
- Definition summary
- (countable, derogatory) A dilapidated neighborhood where many people live in a state of poverty.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce slum
Pandemic: Tracking Contagions, from Cholera to Ebola and Beyond
in a slum called Five Points, which is pictured here.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “slum”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (countable, derogatory) A dilapidated neighborhood where many people live in a state of poverty.
- (slang, uncountable) Inexpensive trinkets awarded as prizes in a carnival game.
- [Verb]
- (intransitive) To visit a neighborhood of a status below one's own.
- (intransitive, UK, slang, dated) To saunter about in a disreputable manner.
Practice Nearby Words
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