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Nesa Posted 15 years ago
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What does 'squatter camp' mean?

What does 'squatter camp' mean?
  

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Random dictionary definition: (South African) Settlements with shacks made of wood, cardboard, tin and other scrap material. Whole families live in a single shack, the size of a garden shed. Open fires are used for cooking and candles for light - shacks often catch fire when there are accidents.

  • Random dictionary definition: (South African) Settlements with shacks made of wood, cardboard, tin and other scrap material.
  • Whole families live in a single shack, the size of a garden shed.
  • Open fires are used for cooking and candles for light - shacks often catch fire when there are accidents.
  • There is no running water, sewerage pipes, gas or electricity.
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Random dictionary definition:

(South African) Settlements with shacks made of wood, cardboard, tin and other scrap material. Whole families live in a single shack, the size of a garden shed. Open fires are used for cooking and candles for light - shacks often catch fire when there are accidents. There is no running water, sewerage pipes, gas or electricity.
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Tent city could be another name used for the same. Neither term is exclusive to South Africa though.

Take care,

Chris

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