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Over-crowding   /ˈoʊvər-krˈaʊdɪŋ/   Listen
Over-crowding

noun
1.
Excessive crowding.  Synonym: congestion.






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"Over-crowding" Quotes from Famous Books



... rapid growth of sweating in the clothing trade. In each case the evil is imputed to "an influx of foreigners, chiefly Jews." In each town the same conditions appear—irregular work and wages, unsanitary conditions, over-crowding, evasion of inspection. The growth in Leeds is remarkable. "There are now ninety-seven Jewish workshops in the city, whereas five years ago there were scarcely a dozen. The number of Jews engaged in the tailoring trade is about three thousand. The ...
— Problems of Poverty • John A. Hobson



Words linked to "Over-crowding" :   overcrowd, crowding



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