单词 | ghetto |
释义 | Word Frequency ghetto(ˈɡɛtəʊ) nounWord forms: plural -tos or -toes 1. sociology a densely populated slum area of a city inhabited by a socially and economically deprived minority 2. an area in a European city in which Jews were formerly required to live 3. a group or class of people that is segregated in some way Word origin C17: from Italian, perhaps shortened from borghetto, diminutive of borgo settlement outside a walled city; or from the Venetian ghetto the medieval iron-founding district, largely inhabited by Jews |
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