ghetto

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noun

ghet·to ˈge-(ˌ)tō How to pronounce ghetto (audio)

plural ghettos also ghettoes

: a quarter of a city in which Jews were formerly required to live

: a quarter of a city in which members of a minority group live especially because of social, legal, or economic pressure

: an isolated group

a geriatric ghetto

: a situation that resembles a ghetto especially in conferring inferior status or limiting opportunity

the pink-collar ghetto

ghetto

2 of 3

adjective

often disparaging

: of, relating to, being, or characteristic of a ghetto (see ghetto entry 1 sense 2) or the people who live there

ghetto youth/music

ghetto neighborhoods

Features that, according to [El] Jones, are often shamed and seen as "ugly, ghetto, or unprofessional" when on Black people, but suddenly become desirable and attractive when on a white person.

CBC Kids News

And lest anyone think graffiti itself is dead … the memorial walls are the latest outburst and refinement of ghetto art springing up in Brooklyn, the Bronx, and beyond.

David Gonzalez

… the many social and cultural factors that went into the creation of a permanent class of ghetto poor, unable to move into the mainstream.

Jonathan Alter

ghetto

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verb

ghettoed; ghettoing; ghettos

transitive verb

: ghettoize

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The etymology of Italian ghetto was formerly the subject of much speculation, but today there is little doubt that the word comes from the Italian dialect form ghèto, meaning “foundry.” A foundry for cannons was once located on an island that forms part of Venice, where in 1516 the Venetians restricted Jewish residence. The word ghèto became the name for the area and was borrowed into standard Italian as ghetto, with the meaning of “section of a city where Jews are forced to live.” From there it passed into most other European languages. Since the late 19th century, the meaning of ghetto has been extended to crowded urban districts where other ethnic or racial groups have been confined by poverty or prejudice.

Example Sentences

Noun He grew up in the ghetto.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

There’s a hilarious camera pirouette around the proverbial ghetto sneakers hanging on telephone wires.

Armond White, National Review, 1 July 2022 Venetian Jews had to wear identifying insignia and could not leave the ghetto at night.

Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 June 2022 The first Jewish ghetto was created on the Venetian island of Lido in 1516.

Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 July 2022 She and her husband were confined to Krakow’s Jewish ghetto.

New York Times, 12 Apr. 2022 She and her husband were arrested and confined to Krakow’s Jewish ghetto.

Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2022 When the Nazis invaded in 1941, his family was placed in a ghetto, where there was a lot of starvation and death.

Deidre Montague, Hartford Courant, 23 June 2022 There, after the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, Japanese forces ordered as many as 18,000 Jewish immigrants into an area called Hongkew, which Mr. Abish described as a ghetto.

New York Times, 31 May 2022 After Nazi Germany invaded Poland in 1939, she was confined to the Krakow ghetto before being sent to the nearby Plaszow concentration camp in 1942.

NBC News, 11 Apr. 2022 See More

单词	ghetto
释义	ghetto 1 of 3 noun ghet·to ˈge-(ˌ)tō plural ghettos also ghettoes 1 : a quarter of a city in which Jews were formerly required to live 2 : a quarter of a city in which members of a minority group live especially because of social, legal, or economic pressure 3 a : an isolated group a geriatric ghetto b : a situation that resembles a ghetto especially in conferring inferior status or limiting opportunity the pink-collar ghetto ghetto 2 of 3 adjective often disparaging : of, relating to, being, or characteristic of a ghetto (see ghetto entry 1 sense 2) or the people who live there ghetto youth/music ghetto neighborhoods Features that, according to [El] Jones, are often shamed and seen as "ugly, ghetto, or unprofessional" when on Black people, but suddenly become desirable and attractive when on a white person. CBC Kids News And lest anyone think graffiti itself is dead … the memorial walls are the latest outburst and refinement of ghetto art springing up in Brooklyn, the Bronx, and beyond. David Gonzalez … the many social and cultural factors that went into the creation of a permanent class of ghetto poor, unable to move into the mainstream. Jonathan Alter ghetto 3 of 3 verb ghettoed; ghettoing; ghettos transitive verb : ghettoize Did you know? The etymology of Italian ghetto was formerly the subject of much speculation, but today there is little doubt that the word comes from the Italian dialect form ghèto, meaning “foundry.” A foundry for cannons was once located on an island that forms part of Venice, where in 1516 the Venetians restricted Jewish residence. The word ghèto became the name for the area and was borrowed into standard Italian as ghetto, with the meaning of “section of a city where Jews are forced to live.” From there it passed into most other European languages. Since the late 19th century, the meaning of ghetto has been extended to crowded urban districts where other ethnic or racial groups have been confined by poverty or prejudice. Example Sentences Noun He grew up in the ghetto. Recent Examples on the Web Noun There’s a hilarious camera pirouette around the proverbial ghetto sneakers hanging on telephone wires. Armond White, National Review, 1 July 2022 Venetian Jews had to wear identifying insignia and could not leave the ghetto at night. Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 June 2022 The first Jewish ghetto was created on the Venetian island of Lido in 1516. Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 July 2022 She and her husband were confined to Krakow’s Jewish ghetto. New York Times, 12 Apr. 2022 She and her husband were arrested and confined to Krakow’s Jewish ghetto. Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2022 When the Nazis invaded in 1941, his family was placed in a ghetto, where there was a lot of starvation and death. Deidre Montague, Hartford Courant, 23 June 2022 There, after the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, Japanese forces ordered as many as 18,000 Jewish immigrants into an area called Hongkew, which Mr. Abish described as a ghetto. New York Times, 31 May 2022 After Nazi Germany invaded Poland in 1939, she was confined to the Krakow ghetto before being sent to the nearby Plaszow concentration camp in 1942. NBC News, 11 Apr. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Noun and Verb Italian, from Venetian dialect ghèto island where Jews were forced to live, literally, foundry (located on the island), from ghetàr to cast, from Latin jactare to throw — more at jet Adjective from attributive of ghetto entry 1 First Known Use Noun 1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Adjective 1892, in the meaning defined above Verb 1936, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing ghetto ghetto blaster ghetto blaster Kids Definition ghetto noun ghet·to ˈge-tō plural ghettos or ghettoes : a part of a city in which members of a particular group live in poor conditions ghetto noun as in barrio Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance barrio enclave hood neighborhood district 'hood section zone nabe quarter part department belt ward precinct backyard division locality region place
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ghetto

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