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Hooverville
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English
Etymology
From en Hoover -ville, named after Herbert Hoover.
Noun
en historical Any of many shantytowns established by the homeless in the United States in the Great Depression of the early twentieth century.
Related terms
en Hoover blanket Hoover flag Hoover hog Hoover wagon
en eponyms
en Herbert Hoover