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10 Language-to-English DictionariesGhetto
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈɡɛto/
"Die historische Altstadt verwandelte sich über die Jahre in ein soziales Ghetto."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A part of a city, especially a slum area, occupied by a minority group or groups experiencing social, economic, or legal discrimination.
"Many immigrant families settled in the inner-city ghetto when they first arrived." - 2
An isolated or segregated group, area, or lifestyle.
"He tried to escape the academic ghetto and engage with broader societal issues."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Venetian word 'ghetto', meaning slag or foundry, originating from the location of a metal-casting foundry in Venice where Jews were forced to live starting in 1516. The term subsequently evolved to denote any quarter of a city in which members of a minority group live due to social, legal, or economic pressure.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ghetto" is said worldwide
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ghetto
Transliteration: /ɡɛ.to/
"Il a grandi dans un ghetto urbain difficile."
Ghetto
Transliteration: /ˈɡɛto/
"Die historische Altstadt verwandelte sich über die Jahre in ein soziales Ghetto."
ghetto
Transliteration: /ˈɡɛt.to/
"Il ghetto di Venezia ha una storia molto antica."
gueto
Transliteration: /ˈɡeto/
"Muchas familias luchan por salir del gueto."
gueto
Transliteration: /ˈɡe.tu/
"O governo implementou políticas para revitalizar o antigo gueto."
मोहल्ला
Transliteration: mohallā
"वह शहर के एक गरीब मोहल्ले में बड़ा हुआ।"
贫民区
Transliteration: pín mín qū
"城市里的贫民区急需社会援助。"
빈민가
Transliteration: binminga
"그는 도시의 오래된 빈민가에서 자랐습니다."
ゲットー
Transliteration: gettō
"歴史的なゲットー跡地を訪れた。"
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