Ghetto - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈɡetəʊ|
Brit.
|ˈɡetəʊ|
noun
- formerly the restricted quarter of many European cities in which Jews were required to live
the Warsaw ghetto
- any segregated mode of living or working that results from bias or stereotypingthe relative security of the gay ghetto
no escape from the ghetto of the typing pool
- a poor densely populated city district occupied by a minority ethnic group linked together by economic hardship and social restrictionsno escape from the ghetto of the typing pool
Extra examples
He grew up in the ghetto.
She was born in a Polish ghetto.
The movie shows the stark realities of life in the ghetto.
Word forms
noun
singular: ghetto
plural: ghettoes or ghettos
singular: ghetto
plural: ghettoes or ghettos
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