First Known Use: 1952
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bidonville
noun bi·don·ville \ˌbē-ˌdōⁿ-ˈvēl\
Definition of BIDONVILLE
: a settlement of jerry-built dwellings on the outskirts of a city (as in France or North Africa)
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Origin of BIDONVILLE
French, from bidon metal can or drum + ville city
Rhymes with BIDONVILLE
acetyl, airmobile, Ardabil, bearded seal, blastocoel, bloodmobile, Bogomil, bookmobile, buffing wheel, campanile, carbon steel, chamomile, cochineal, cockatiel, color wheel, commonweal, curb appeal, cut a deal, daisy wheel, difficile, dishabille, glockenspiel, goldenseal, Guayaquil, harbor seal, idler wheel, leopard seal, manchineel, megadeal, mercantile, orange peel, package deal, paddle wheel, pedal steel, pimpmobile, planet wheel, potter's wheel, reel-to-reel, sex appeal, skimobile, snob appeal, snowmobile, spinning reel, stainless steel, tracing wheel, under heel, waterwheel
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