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getto — 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

getto is used for these senses in English:

  • ghetto 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.)

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 neighborhoods.
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