| cardboard city | |
| —n | |
| informal an area of a city in which homeless people sleep rough, often in cardboard boxes | |
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| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| Main Entry: | cardboard city |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | an area where homeless people construct makeshift shelters, often from cardboard boxes |