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Hooverville

Hooverville noun: any of many shantytowns established by the homeless in the United States in the Great Depression of the early twentieth century.

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.

Forms of Hooverville

pluralHoovervilles

Origin of Hooverville

From Hoover + -ville, named after Herbert Hoover.

Questions about Hooverville

What does Hooverville mean?
Hooverville means any of many shantytowns established by the homeless in the United States in the Great Depression of the early twentieth century.
What part of speech is Hooverville?
Hooverville is a noun.
What is the plural of Hooverville?
The plural of Hooverville is Hoovervilles.

Words near Hooverville in the dictionary

  1. hooverizing
  2. Hooverizings
  3. Hoovernomics
  4. hoovers
  5. hoovers up
  6. Hooverville
  7. Hoovervilles
  8. hooves
  9. hooving
  10. hoowee
  11. hooyah

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