/ Dictionary / Index S shantytown: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: shan•ty•town Pronunciation: (shan'tē-toun"), [key] — n. a section, as of a city or town, characterized by shanties and crudely built houses. a whole town or city that is chiefly made up of shantylike houses. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: shantytown (Thesaurus) shanty Shanxi Related Content Daily Word Quiz: fidelity Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language