Ghetto
noun
A poor part of a city where people of the same race or background live.
He grew up in the ghettos of New York City.
Often appears as...
- urban ghetto
- living in the ghetto
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Disapproving
noun
An environment where a group of people are isolated because they share some characteristics.
The internet has become a sort of ghetto for the socially awkward.
Often appears as...
- digital ghetto
- social ghetto
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Disapproving
noun
A part of a city where Jewish people were forced to live in the past.
The Warsaw ghetto was the largest of all Jewish ghettos during World War II.
Often appears as...
- jewish ghetto
- living in the ghetto
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Formal, Disapproving
Historical
adjective
Relating to the poor or 'street' culture.
He dresses in a ghetto style.
Often appears as...
- ghetto fabulous
- ghetto culture
Usage tips
Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
A poor part of a city where people of the same race or background live.
He grew up in the ghettos of New York City.
Often appears as...
- urban ghetto
- living in the ghetto
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
An environment where a group of people are isolated because they share some characteristics.
The internet has become a sort of ghetto for the socially awkward.
Often appears as...
- digital ghetto
- social ghetto
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A part of a city where Jewish people were forced to live in the past.
The Warsaw ghetto was the largest of all Jewish ghettos during World War II.
Often appears as...
- jewish ghetto
- living in the ghetto
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
Historical
adjective
Relating to the poor or 'street' culture.
He dresses in a ghetto style.
Often appears as...
- ghetto fabulous
- ghetto culture
Usage tips
Disapproving
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Negative Connotation
Often implies poverty, crime, and segregation, used carefully to avoid offense.
She volunteered to help improve living conditions in the ghetto.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Interchangeable
Not a synonym for 'poor'; refers specifically to a dense, urban area.
The rent in the ghetto was still high despite the poor living conditions.
Pro Tip 1/2Negative Connotation
Often implies poverty, crime, and segregation, used carefully to avoid offense.
She volunteered to help improve living conditions in the ghetto.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Interchangeable
Not a synonym for 'poor'; refers specifically to a dense, urban area.
The rent in the ghetto was still high despite the poor living conditions.
Pro Tip 1/2Negative Connotation
Often implies poverty, crime, and segregation, used carefully to avoid offense.
She volunteered to help improve living conditions in the ghetto.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Interchangeable
Not a synonym for 'poor'; refers specifically to a dense, urban area.
The rent in the ghetto was still high despite the poor living conditions.
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Ivan Krastev: Can...
yes, it's true, the Internet connected all of us, but we also know that the Internet created these echo chambers and political ghettos in which for all your life you can stay with the political community you belong to. And it's becoming more and more difficult to understand the people who are not like you. I know that many people here
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How Syria's architecture...
we shouldn't underestimate the way in which, by contributing to the loss of identity and self-respect, urban zoning and misguided, inhumane architecture have nurtured sectarian divisions and hatred. Over time, the united city has morphed into a city center with ghettos along its circumference.
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An evolutionary...
this population was forced to live in crowded urban ghettos with poor sanitation. Ideal conditions for the tuberculosis bacterium to thrive. In these environments, where TB posed an especially high threat, those individuals who were not carriers of any genetic protection
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The politics of fiction...
We should get out of our cultural ghetto and go visit the next one and the next. In the end, stories move like whirling dervishes, drawing circles beyond circles. They connect all humanity, regardless of identity politics, and that is the good news.
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Greening the ghetto -...
across the street yeah I'm a poor black child from the ghettos these things make me different from you but the things we have in common set me apart from most of the people in my community and I'm in between these two worlds with enough of
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Reframing Black History...
in in new york and while i'm in there some a girl from lithuania was asked why she wanted to be a part of the workshop and she said because i want to photograph um the ghettos of bits of um to get to the bronzeville brownsville
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What if gentrification...
because to everyone on the outside, it was the ghetto. At worst, a place of violence; at best, a blank slate. Neither was true, of course. So my colleagues and I, we reached out to StoryCorps. And with their support,
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Majora Carter: Greening...
Yeah, I'm a poor black child from the ghetto. These things make me different from you. But the things we have in common set me apart from most of the people in my community, and I am in between these two worlds
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Michael McDaniel: Cheap,...
that my personal passion project was not a brand fit because they didn't want their logos stamped across the ghettos of Haiti. Now, I wasn't just obsessed. I was outraged. So I decided, kind of told myself,
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Dance Performance PIPE...
thank you so much we are called the triplets ghetto kids and I'm the spoken person of the triplets thank you for coming
Video examples
Ivan Krastev: Can...
yes, it's true, the Internet connected all of us, but we also know that the Internet created these echo chambers and political ghettos in which for all your life you can stay with the political community you belong to. And it's becoming more and more difficult to understand the people who are not like you. I know that many people here
Video examples
How Syria's architecture...
we shouldn't underestimate the way in which, by contributing to the loss of identity and self-respect, urban zoning and misguided, inhumane architecture have nurtured sectarian divisions and hatred. Over time, the united city has morphed into a city center with ghettos along its circumference.
Video examples
An evolutionary...
this population was forced to live in crowded urban ghettos with poor sanitation. Ideal conditions for the tuberculosis bacterium to thrive. In these environments, where TB posed an especially high threat, those individuals who were not carriers of any genetic protection
Video examples
The politics of fiction...
We should get out of our cultural ghetto and go visit the next one and the next. In the end, stories move like whirling dervishes, drawing circles beyond circles. They connect all humanity, regardless of identity politics, and that is the good news.
Video examples
Greening the ghetto -...
across the street yeah I'm a poor black child from the ghettos these things make me different from you but the things we have in common set me apart from most of the people in my community and I'm in between these two worlds with enough of
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Reframing Black History...
in in new york and while i'm in there some a girl from lithuania was asked why she wanted to be a part of the workshop and she said because i want to photograph um the ghettos of bits of um to get to the bronzeville brownsville
Video examples
What if gentrification...
because to everyone on the outside, it was the ghetto. At worst, a place of violence; at best, a blank slate. Neither was true, of course. So my colleagues and I, we reached out to StoryCorps. And with their support,
Video examples
Majora Carter: Greening...
Yeah, I'm a poor black child from the ghetto. These things make me different from you. But the things we have in common set me apart from most of the people in my community, and I am in between these two worlds
Video examples
Michael McDaniel: Cheap,...
that my personal passion project was not a brand fit because they didn't want their logos stamped across the ghettos of Haiti. Now, I wasn't just obsessed. I was outraged. So I decided, kind of told myself,
Video examples
Dance Performance PIPE...
thank you so much we are called the triplets ghetto kids and I'm the spoken person of the triplets thank you for coming
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Quote examples
J Balvin
Colombian Musician
When I would go to the barrio, people saw me as a rich person, but when I'm around rich people, they see me as someone from the ghetto. It's all perceptions. I like moving between worlds. I feel equally comfortable in both.
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Jimmy Cliff
Jamaican Musician
It's important for me to go back into the ghetto, where I'm from. I still get my oxygen from there. I don't live in the ghetto anymore, but every time I go back, I'm still seeing the same things that I lived.
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Ice Cube
American Musician
I don't get nothing but love. In every ghetto all over the world. Nothing but love. They respect that I came outta there and I'm doing it the right way. You can't do nothing but respect that.
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Nafessa Williams
American Actress
Most superhero shows are set in an alternative universe. 'Black Lightning' is literally in the hood. He's going inside of the ghetto and trying to make a difference.
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G. Willow Wilson
American Writer
We don't want to create a literary ghetto in which black writers are only allowed to write black characters and women writers are put on 'girl books.
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Florence Griffith Joyner
American Athlete
The main reason I wanted to be successful was to get out of the ghetto. My parents helped direct my path.
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Toyah Willcox
English Musician
If you don't protect the NHS, you're going to have health ghettoes where people can't get treated.
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Suge Knight
American Producer
For thugs from the ghetto, violence is a way of life - it's what helps you survive.
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George Blanda
American Football Player
They don't have to tell me what life is like in a ghetto.
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Jay Rock
American Musician
If I could help every ghetto, I would.
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J Balvin
Colombian Musician
When I would go to the barrio, people saw me as a rich person, but when I'm around rich people, they see me as someone from the ghetto. It's all perceptions. I like moving between worlds. I feel equally comfortable in both.
Quote examples
Jimmy Cliff
Jamaican Musician
It's important for me to go back into the ghetto, where I'm from. I still get my oxygen from there. I don't live in the ghetto anymore, but every time I go back, I'm still seeing the same things that I lived.
Quote examples
Ice Cube
American Musician
I don't get nothing but love. In every ghetto all over the world. Nothing but love. They respect that I came outta there and I'm doing it the right way. You can't do nothing but respect that.
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Nafessa Williams
American Actress
Most superhero shows are set in an alternative universe. 'Black Lightning' is literally in the hood. He's going inside of the ghetto and trying to make a difference.
Quote examples
G. Willow Wilson
American Writer
We don't want to create a literary ghetto in which black writers are only allowed to write black characters and women writers are put on 'girl books.
Quote examples
Florence Griffith Joyner
American Athlete
The main reason I wanted to be successful was to get out of the ghetto. My parents helped direct my path.
Quote examples
Toyah Willcox
English Musician
If you don't protect the NHS, you're going to have health ghettoes where people can't get treated.
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Suge Knight
American Producer
For thugs from the ghetto, violence is a way of life - it's what helps you survive.
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George Blanda
American Football Player
They don't have to tell me what life is like in a ghetto.
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Jay Rock
American Musician
If I could help every ghetto, I would.
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