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ghetto in Swedish

ghetto in Swedish is getto — ghetto means a part of a city, historically often walled or enclosed, where a minority group — especially Jews — was forced to live.

ghetto in Swedish

getto
noun
An (often walled) area of a city in which Jews are concentrated by force and law. (Used particularly of areas in medieval Italy and in Nazi-controlled Europe.)

What does "ghetto" mean?

  1. noun A part of a city, historically often walled or enclosed, where a minority group — especially Jews — was forced to live.
    "Thousands died in the Warsaw Ghetto during the Second World War."
  2. noun A poor, run-down urban area associated with a particular ethnic or minority community.
    "He grew up in a ghetto on the edge of the city."
  3. adj (informal, often considered offensive or slang) Cheap, low-quality, or associated with poor urban neighbourhoods.
    "He called the makeshift repair job "pretty ghetto.""

ghetto in a sentence

  • Thousands died in the Warsaw Ghetto during the Second World War.
  • He grew up in a ghetto on the edge of the city.
  • He called the makeshift repair job "pretty ghetto."

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What is "ghetto" in Swedish?

"ghetto" in Swedish is getto. ghetto means: A part of a city, historically often walled or enclosed, where a minority group — especially Jews — was forced to live.

How do you use "ghetto" in a sentence?

Example: "Thousands died in the Warsaw Ghetto during the Second World War." In Swedish, "ghetto" is getto.

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