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barrios

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  1. (in Venezuela or the Dominican Republic) A slum on the periphery of a major city; a low to middle-class neighborhood in a lesser city.
  2. (in some Spanish-speaking countries) A municipality or subdivision of a municipality.
  3. (in the Philippines) A barangay.
  4. An area or neighborhood in a US city inhabited predominantly by Spanish-speakers or people of Hispanic origin.

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