ghetto
Definition
- n. formerly the restricted quarter of many European cities in which Jews were required to live
- n. any segregated mode of living or working that results from bias or stereotyping
- n. a poor densely populated city district occupied by a minority ethnic group linked together by economic hardship and social restrictions
Word forms
- Plural
- ghettos
Example sentences
n.
During World War II, many Jewish families were forced to live in the ghetto.