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ghetto

/ ghetto /

noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1

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

Type of:

city district

noun Sense 2

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

"the Warsaw ghetto"

Type of:

quarter

Derived:

ghettoize ghettoise

noun Sense 3

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

"the relative security of the gay ghetto"

"no escape from the ghetto of the typing pool"

Type of:

life

Semantic Complexity

83%

Sense Count

3

Total Synonyms

0

Total Relationships

5

Times Searched

19

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Related Words

city district quarter life