what is a shanty town
1 The township is a sprawling shanty town and squatter camp hidden by the bush. 2  I'd rather get within ten feet of someone who lives in township or a shanty town, because there are a great many of them.3  The so-called port at Siem Reap is actually a huge shanty town where the jetty is literally collapsing into the water.oun. A deprived area on the outskirts of a town consisting of large numbers of shanty dwellings. Example sentences. 1  The township is a sprawling shanty town and squatter camp hidden by the bush. 2  I'd rather get within ten feet of someone who lives in township or a shanty town, because there are a great many of them.