How to Pronounce "shantytown"
word
SHAN-tee-town
SHAHN-ti-town
Definition
A shantytown is an area, usually on the edge of a city, where people live in small, badly made huts or houses, often with poor living conditions.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈʃæntiˌtaʊn
British English
ʃˈɑːntɪtˌaʊn
Simplified Pronunciation
US
SHAN-tee-town
UK
SHAHN-ti-town
Listen in Context
Many families live in a shantytown outside the city.
A shantytown often does not have clean water or electricity.
He grew up in a small shantytown.
You can see the colorful roofs of the shantytown from the highway.