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Meaning of GHETTO

Pronunciation:  'getow

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 Definition: [n]  the quarter of many European cities in which Jews are required to live
 
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  1. \Ghet"to\, n. [It.]
    The Jews'quarter in an Italian town or city.
          I went to the Ghetto, where the Jews dwell. --Evelyn.
    
  2. \Ghet"to\, n.
    A quarter of a city where Jews live in greatest numbers.
    
 
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 Related Terms: barrio, black ghetto, blighted area, Bowery, business district, central city, Chinatown, city center, core, downtown, East End, East Side, greenbelt, inner city, Little Hungary, Little Italy, midtown, outskirts, red-light district, residential district, run-down neighborhood, shopping center, skid road, skid row, slum, slums, suburbia, suburbs, tenderloin, tenement district, uptown, urban blight, West End, West Side
 

 

 

 

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