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ghettos

ghet·to
G g

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [get-oh]
    • /ˈgɛt oʊ/
    • /ˈɡet.əʊ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [get-oh]
    • /ˈgɛt oʊ/

Definitions of ghettos word

  • noun plural ghettos a section of a city, especially a thickly populated slum area, inhabited predominantly by members of an ethnic or other minority group, often as a result of social or economic restrictions, pressures, or hardships. 1
  • noun plural ghettos (formerly, in most European countries) a section of a city in which all Jews were required to live. 1
  • noun plural ghettos a section predominantly inhabited by Jews. 1
  • noun plural ghettos any mode of living, working, etc., that results from stereotyping or biased treatment: job ghettos for women; ghettos for the elderly. 1
  • adjective ghettos pertaining to or characteristic of life in a ghetto or the people who live there: ghetto culture. 1
  • adjective ghettos Slang: Often Disparaging and Offensive. noting something that is considered to be unrefined, low-class, cheap, or inferior: Her furniture is so ghetto! 1

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Origin of ghettos

First appearance:

before 1605
One of the 40% oldest English words
1605-15; < Italian, orig. the name of an island near Venice where Jews were forced to reside in the 16th century < Venetian, literally, foundry for artillery (giving the island its name), noun derivative of ghettare to throw < Vulgar Latin *jectāre; see jet1

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Parts of speech for Ghettos

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adverb
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preposition
conjunction
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ghettos popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for ghettos

noun ghettos

  • barrios — Justo Rufino [hoo-staw roo-fee-naw] /ˈhu stɔ ruˈfi nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1835–85, Guatemalan statesman: president of Guatemala 1873–85.
  • contiguities — Plural form of contiguity.
  • demesnes — possession of land as one's own: land held in demesne.
  • enclaves — Plural form of enclave.
  • enclosures — Plural form of enclosure.

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