Meaning of 'ghetto'

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Meaning of ‘ghetto’

3 definitions found.

ghetto

noun

a poor densely populated city district occupied by a minority ethnic group linked together by economic hardship and social restrictions

noun

formerly the restricted quarter of many European cities in which Jews were required to live

Example: "the Warsaw ghetto"

noun

any segregated mode of living or working that results from bias or stereotyping

Example: "the relative security of the gay ghetto"

Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University

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