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needy collapse: needy people collectively; "they try to help the needy"; demanding or needing attention, affection, or reassurance to an excessive degree

underprivileged collapse: lacking the rights and advantages of other members of society

barrio collapse: an urban area in a Spanish-speaking country; a Spanish-speaking quarter in a town or city (especially in the United States)

tenement district collapse: a residential district occupied primarily with tenement houses

ghetto collapse: a poor densely populated city district occupied by a minority ethnic group linked together by economic hardship and social restrictions; formerly the restricted quarter of many European cities in which Jews were required to live; "the Warsaw ghetto"; any segregated mode of living or working that results from bias or stereotyping; "the relative security of the gay ghetto"; "no escape from the ghetto of the typing pool"

skid row collapse: a city district frequented by vagrants and alcoholics and addicts

downtown collapse: of or located in the lower part of a town, or in the business center; "downtown Manhattan"; "delinquents roaming the downtown streets"; toward or in the lower or central part of town

slum collapse: a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions; visit slums for entertainment or out of curiosity

uptown collapse: a residential part of town away from the central commercial district; of or located in the upper part of a town; "uptown residential areas"; toward or in the upper part of town

suburbia collapse: suburbanites considered as a cultural class or subculture

tenderloin collapse: the tender meat of the loin muscle on each side of the vertebral column

city collapse: people living in a large densely populated municipality; "the city voted for Republicans in 1994"; a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts; "Ancient Troy was a great city"; an incorporated administrative district established by state charter; "the city raised the tax rate"

constituency collapse: the body of voters who elect a representative for their area

citizenry collapse: the body of citizens of a state or country; "the Spanish people"

populace collapse: people in general considered as a whole; "he is a hero in the eyes of the public"

outskirts collapse: outlying areas (as of a city or town); "they lived on the outskirts of Houston"; "they mingled in the outskirts of the crowd"

poor collapse: unsatisfactory; "a poor light for reading"; "poor morale"; "expectations were poor"; having little money or few possessions; "deplored the gap between rich and poor countries"; "the proverbial poor artist living in a garret"; lacking in specific resources, qualities or substances; "a poor land"; "the area was poor in timber and coal"; "food poor in nutritive value"; characterized by or indicating poverty; "the country had a poor economy"; "they lived in the poor section of town"

core collapse: a bar of magnetic material (as soft iron) that passes through a coil and serves to increase the inductance of the coil; the chamber of a nuclear reactor containing the fissile material where the reaction takes place; a small group of indispensable persons or things; "five periodicals make up the core of their publishing program"; the center of an object; "the ball has a titanium core"; the central part of the Earth; a cylindrical sample of soil or rock obtained with a hollow drill; remove the core or center from; "core an apple"

folk collapse: people in general (often used in the plural); "they're just country folk"; "folks around here drink moonshine"; "the common people determine the group character and preserve its customs from one generation to the next"

nation collapse: the people who live in a nation or country; "a statement that sums up the nation's mood"; "the news was announced to the nation"; "the whole country worshipped him"; a federation of tribes (especially native American tribes); "the Shawnee nation"; United States prohibitionist who raided saloons and destroyed bottles of liquor with a hatchet (1846-1911)

commonwealth collapse: a world organization of autonomous states that are united in allegiance to a central power but are not subordinate to it or to one another; the official name of some states in the United States (Massachusetts and Pennsylvania and Virginia and Kentucky) and associated territories (Puerto Rico)

people collapse: (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience"; members of a family line; "his people have been farmers for generations"; "are your people still alive?"; fill with people or supply with inhabitants; "people a room"; "The government wanted to populate the remote area of the country"; furnish with people; "The plains are sparsely populated"

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