English dictionary

ghetto

/'g/E/t/oU/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

formerly the restricted quarter of many European cities in which Jews were required to live

noun.location

Examples
The Warsaw ghetto.

Source: WordNet 3.0
any segregated mode of living or working that results from bias or stereotyping

noun.state

Examples
The relative security of the gay ghetto.

No escape from the ghetto of the typing pool.

Source: WordNet 3.0
a poor densely populated city district occupied by a minority ethnic group linked together by economic hardship and social restrictions

noun.location

Source: WordNet 3.0
The Jews'quarter in an Italian town or city.

noun

Source: webster1913
A quarter of a city where Jews live in greatest numbers.

noun

Source: webster1913