barriada

Definitions of barriada
  1. noun
    a district of a town or city
    synonyms: barrio
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    distrito
    a district of a city or town marked out for administrative purposes
    centro de la cuidad
    the central area or commercial center of a town or city
    aljama, ghetto, gueto, judería
    a poor densely populated city district occupied by a minority ethnic group linked together by economic hardship and social restrictions
    barrio chino
    a district with many brothels
    ribera
    the area of a city (such as a harbor or dockyard) alongside a body of water
    barrio bajo
    a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions
    puerto
    the waterfront of a seaside town
    arsenal, astillero, atarazana
    an establishment on the waterfront where vessels are built or fitted out or repaired
    barrio de chabolas, chabolas, suburbio
    a city district inhabited by people living in huts and shanties
    type of:
    circunscripción, colonia, dominio, provincia, territorio
    a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
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