"Hooverville" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Hoovervilles [plural]
Etymology: From Herbert Hoover + -ville. Etymology templates: {{m|en|-ville}} -ville Head templates: {{en-noun}} Hooverville (plural Hoovervilles)
  1. (historical) Any of many shantytowns established by the homeless in the United States in the Great Depression of the early twentieth century. Wikipedia link: Hooverville Tags: historical Categories (topical): Herbert Hoover

Inflected forms

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