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Flophouses

Scope note

Use for cheap, often low-grade or run-down lodging houses.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

30007182

Broader Terms used

lodging houses

Term used for

doss houses
houses, doss

Equivalent Terms used

flophouse

Created

13yrs ago

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