bas fonds

Definitions of bas fonds
  1. noun
    a city district frequented by vagrants and alcoholics and addicts
    synonyms: quartiers mal famés
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    type of:
    bidonville, ghetto, quartier pauvre
    a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions
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