Hooverville

English

Etymology

From Hoover +‎ -ville, named after Herbert Hoover.

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.
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