0 a large group of tents that provide a temporary place for people to live, especially people who do not have a home --
1 a large group of tents that provide a temporary place for people to live, especially people who do not have a home: --
A tent city, complete with food, art, and medic tents, was set up with consent of the owner of the property.
A makeshift tent city was set up for the hunger strikers, who attracted broad public sympathy.
By this time, hundreds of prospective purchasers had built a tent city.
State law enforcement warned the protesters not to establish a tent city.
A huge tent city was constructed for residents, and a base camp was set up in the city for rescuers.
Constructing new mansions without reclaiming and clearing old rubble simply sped attaining new homes in the tent city during the reconstruction.
The fairgrounds itself, a dirt and grass field, became a large tent city, with tents being erected for the recruits to live in.
A tent city was erected while the valley was cleared of thick woods.
