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Meaning of "shanties" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SHANTIES

shanties play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHANTIES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Shanties is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SHANTIES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Shanty

Shanty may refer to: ▪ Ice shanty, a portable shed placed on a frozen lake ▪ Sea shanty, a type of shipboard work-song ▪ Shanty, an irregular, low-cost dwelling which, in quantity, form a Shanty town. ▪ Shanty Hogan, Major League Baseball catcher...

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHANTIES

shankbone
Shankly
shankpiece
shanks´s mare
shanks´s pony
shannies
Shannon
shanny
Shansi
shantey
shanti
Shantou
Shantow
shantung
shanty
shanty town
shantyman
shantytown

WORDS THAT END LIKE SHANTIES

activities
bounties
certainties
chanties
counties
dainties
guaranties
Home Counties
Mounties
panties
plenties
Roaring Twenties
seventies
Six Counties
sonties
sovereignties
twenties
twenty-six counties
uncertainties
vice-counties
warranties

Synonyms and antonyms of shanties in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SHANTIES»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «shanties» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of shanties
air · ballad · bothy · cabin · chant · ditty · hovel · hut · hymn · lean-to · shack · shed · shiel · shieling · song · tune · waiata

Translation of «shanties» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SHANTIES

Find out the translation of shanties to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of shanties from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «shanties» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

窝棚
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

chabolas
570 millions of speakers

English

shanties
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

झुग्गियां
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الأكواخ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

лачуги
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

shanties
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

খুপরি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

baraques
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Shanties
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Shanties
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

小屋
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

판잣집
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Shanties
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

shanties
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குடிசைகளில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शॅन्टी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gecekondular
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

baracche
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

szanty
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

халупи
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cocioabe
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παράγκες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Shanties
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kåkar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

shanties
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of shanties

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHANTIES»

The term «shanties» is regularly used and occupies the 100.488 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SHANTIES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «shanties» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «shanties» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about shanties

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHANTIES»

Discover the use of shanties in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to shanties and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Shelters, Shacks, and Shanties: And How to Make Them
Nineteenth-century building advice that is eminently practical in the twenty-first century. 330 b/w illustrations
D. C. Beard, 2013
2
Shanties from the Seven Seas: Shipboard Work-songs and Songs ...
This book contains not only more than 400 sea shanties but as much of their history as Stan Hugill could collect in his extraordinary career as sailor, scholar, author, artist and inspiration to new generations of sea-music enthusiasts and ...
‎1979
3
The Way of the Ship: Sailors, Shanties and Shantymen
"This book is a gold mine for anyone who wants to know how the sea shanty was authentically used and sung.
Richard Runciman Terry, 2009
4
Yarns and Shanties (And Other Nautical Baloney): The Twelfth ...
More About Yarns and Shanties (And Other Nautical Baloney) Collecting more than 42 weeks of Jim Toomey's Sherman's Lagoon, this collection transports readers to an imaginary lagoon near the South Pacific island of Kapupu, where a cast of ...
Jim Toomey, 2007
5
Sidney Shark's Seaside Shanties
A collection of poems about some of the many creatures living in the sea, including the shark, crab, and angelfish. On board pages.
Giles Andreae, 2001
6
Sea Songs and Shanties
Of all the collections of Sea Songs and Shanties, Captain Whall's is at once admitted to be the most authoritative. With musical training, young Whall ran off to sea, becoming a really fine seaman and navigator.
‎1927
7
Mess Night Traditions
Chapter XI The Songs Sea Shanties Music has been associated with the seas since time immemorial. In 480 B.C., when the Greeks and the Persians were at war, it is recorded that the sound of Greek singing could be heard drifting over the  ...
Charles J. Gibowicz, 2007
8
Journal ...
Also, six new shanties in sound condition. The Acworth depot is a new wooden building, in good order. The shanties near this place not in first-rate order. The shanties at the 37-mile post—six old and six new are in good order. ' At Allatoona  ...
Georgia. General Assembly. Senate, 1869
9
Report of the Council of Hygiene and Public Health of the ...
Shanties. 2d. Wooden tenements. 8d. Brick or stone tenant-houses. 4th. Good dwelling-houses, whatever the material. Shanties. — The shanty is the cheapest and simplest domicile constructed in civilized communities. The typical shanty is  ...
Citizens' Association of New York. Council of Hygiene and Public Health, 1865
10
I Think We Should Go Into the Jungle: Short Stories
I think of those shanties we saw on the roadside. I am very fond of my caravan. The man I bought it from painted it himself. He was a professional house painter of the old school, no spraying. The brush marks don't show or anything but it looks, ...
Barbara Anderson, 1989

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHANTIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term shanties is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Over 200 shanties gutted in Badda fire
The fire originated at a house around 12:55pm and spread quickly to the surrounding tin-shed shanties, Abdul Halim, deputy assistant director of fire service and ... «The Daily Star, Jul 15»
2
Mumbai authorities demolish newly built shanties, hundreds left …
Atiq Khan one of the affected resident said, "More than 500 shanties have got demolished in one go. But our resolution will continue as our Satyagraha for ... «Daily News & Analysis, Jun 15»
3
Fire in Ghaziabad guts 400 shanties, leaves 1600 homeless
Around 400 shanties were gutted in a fire near Kaushambi-Bhoapur colony in Indira Puram area here leaving more than 1,600 people homeless, an official said ... «The Indian Express, Jun 15»
4
Art Shanties Open on Hyannis Harbor
... musical performances are expected throughout the summer. Shanties are open Fridays through Sundays until June 22, when they open seven days a week. «CapeCod.com News, May 15»
5
Mumbai: Illegal shanties at Aarey Colony demolished
Taking serious note of mid-day's report about shanties rampantly encroaching on Aarey Colony's green cover, the authorities carried out a massive demolition ... «Mid-Day, May 15»
6
32 shanties gutted in Mohakhali slum fire, father and son burnt
A fire at the Shat-tola slum in Mohakhali has gutted 32 shanties and left several people with burns, including a man and his son. «Bangladesh News 24 hours, May 15»
7
Mother Ignacia shanties demolished
MANILA – The Quezon City government has started demolishing shanties along Mother Ignacia Street in Barangay South Triangle, Quezon City. «ABS CBN News, May 15»
8
Slum demolition sparks row between Karnataka, Goa
The ongoing demolition of shanties illegally built on the government land in the coastal area of Baina in Goa has sparked a row between Karnataka and Goa ... «Deccan Herald, Apr 15»
9
Officials are asking fisherman to remove shanties from the ice
"It has to be off the lake by March 28th or if the ice becomes unable to hold the weight of the shanty, whichever comes first," said Vt. Fish and Wildlife Warden ... «WCAX, Mar 15»
10
DNR reminds anglers of ice shanty deadline
NEGAUNEE -- The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is reminding ice anglers on inland lakes that the deadline to remove their shanties is coming up. «UpperMichigansSource.com, Mar 15»

REFERENCE
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