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ghetto

noun

1 ghetto

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

Roget 189: abode, dwelling, lodging, domicile, residence, apartment, place, digs, pad, address, habitation, where one's lot is cast, local habitation, berth, ... show more

Dutch: getto, jodenbuurt

2 ghetto

Any segregated mode of living or working that results from bias or stereotyping.

3 ghetto

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

Dutch: getto, jodenbuurt
Polish: getto


Moby thesaurus: Bowery, Chinatown, East End, East Side, Little Hungary, Little Italy, West End, West Side, barrio, black ghetto, blighted area, business district, central city, city center, core, downtown, greenbelt, inner city, midtown, outskirts ... show more.

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