Etymology

bidonville

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Today it means: A shantytown or slum, in French-speaking regions. Full definition →

French bidonville
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The story

  1. French · borrowed frombidonville
  2. English todaybidonville

Unadapted borrowing from French bidonville

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.