shantytown a city district inhabited by people living in huts and shanties
Verb
slum -
spend time at a lower socio-economic level than one's own, motivated by curiosity or desire for adventure; usage considered condescending and insensitive; "attending a motion picture show by the upper class was considered sluming in the early 20th century"
slum -
To associate with people or engage in activities with a status below one's own.
Wikipedia
A slum, as defined by the United Nations agency UN-HABITAT, is a run-down area of a city characterized by substandard housing and squalor and lacking in tenure security. According to the United Nations, the proportion of urban dwellers living in slums decreased from 47 percent to 37 percent in the developing world between 1990 and 2005. However, due to rising population, the number of slum dwellers is rising.
OmegaWiki Dictionary
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slum A run-down area of a city where the poor and socially disadvantaged live and which is characterized by substandard housing, overpopulation and lack of infrastructure such as clean water, sanitation and electricity.