Poor and Slum

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Poor adjective - Lacking money or material possessions.

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Slum and poor are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Slum" instead an adjective "Poor".

Nearby Words: poorly, poorness

Slum noun - A district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions.

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Poor and slum are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Poor" instead an adjective "Slum".

Now he lives at a slum, and fights against former military, corrupt cops, mafia leaders and anyone who tries to take advantage of the poor people.Tropes Berserk Button Trying to kill or injure poor people in some way is the most sure way to have Animal Urbano to show up and kick your ass.

Source: Comic Book / Animal Urbano
The outer city is a poor, dirty, crowded slum inhabited mostly by refugees and foreigners.

Source: Literature / City Of Light
At the time of the comics, "Downtown" is a dimly-lit slum only for the poor and needy and desperate; Uptown citizens venturing Downtown are warned to proceed at their own risk.

Source: Urban Segregation

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