English noun: ghetto | |||
1. | ghetto (location) formerly the restricted quarter of many European cities in which Jews were required to live | ||
Samples | The Warsaw ghetto. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | quarter | ||
2. | ghetto (state) any segregated mode of living or working that results from bias or stereotyping | ||
Samples | The relative security of the gay ghetto. No escape from the ghetto of the typing pool. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | life | ||
3. | ghetto (location) a poor densely populated city district occupied by a minority ethnic group linked together by economic hardship and social restrictions | ||
Broader (hypernym) | city district | ||