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Ghetto

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

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

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Senses

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

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any segregated mode of living or working that results from bias or stereotyping

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unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
Ghettos
possessive
Ghetto's
pluralpossessive
Ghettos'