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ghettos

/ˈɡɛtoʊz/

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An (often walled) area of a city in which Jews are concentrated by force and law. (Used particularly of areas in medieval Italy and in Nazi-controlled Europe.)

Examples :

"During World War II, the Nazis forced Jewish families to live in walled ghettos before deporting them to concentration camps. "

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An (often impoverished) area of a city inhabited predominantly by members of a specific nationality, ethnicity or race.

Examples :

"Many immigrant families first lived in the city's ghettos, where rent was cheap and they could find community with others who shared their language and culture. "

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An area in which people who are distinguished by sharing something other than ethnicity concentrate or are concentrated.

Examples :

"During finals week, the library transformed into temporary ghettos of stressed-out students, each dedicated to their specific subject, like history or chemistry. "

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(sometimes derogatory) An isolated, self-contained, segregated subsection, area or field of interest; often of minority or specialist interest.

Examples :

""The school's music program, sadly underfunded and lacking resources, had become one of the academic ghettos, separated from the main focus on math and science." "

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