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gettoisieren — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • ghetto noun A part of a city, historically often walled or enclosed, where a minority group — especially Jews — was forced to live.

Senses

gettoisieren is used for these senses in English:

  • ghetto (transitive) To confine (a specified group of people) to a ghetto.

ghetto — full definition

  1. noun A part of a city, historically often walled or enclosed, where a minority group — especially Jews — was forced to live.
  2. noun A poor, run-down urban area associated with a particular ethnic or minority community.
  3. adj (informal, often considered offensive or slang) Cheap, low-quality, or associated with poor urban neighbourhoods.

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