Dictionary Check: ghetto
"ghetto" is a valid word!
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Definition
noun
formerly the restricted quarter of many European cities in which Jews were required to live
Example:
"the Warsaw ghetto"
noun
any segregated mode of living or working that results from bias or stereotyping
Example:
"the relative security of the gay ghetto"
noun
a poor densely populated city district occupied by a minority ethnic group linked together by economic hardship and social restrictions
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