what does ghetto mean?
GHETTO as NOUN
- Meaning
- a poor densely populated city district occupied by a minority ethnic group linked together by economic hardship and social restrictions
Hypernyms(s) ghetto is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- formerly the restricted quarter of many European cities in which Jews were required to live
Usage Example(s)
Hypernyms(s) ghetto is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Derived(s)
- Meaning
- any segregated mode of living or working that results from bias or stereotyping
Usage Example(s)
- the relative security of the gay ghetto
- no escape from the ghetto of the typing pool
Hypernyms(s) ghetto is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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