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ghettoed
We have found lemma(root) word of ghettoed : ghetto.
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[ˈɡɛtəʊ], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a poor urban area occupied primarily by a minority group or groups
- the area in a city where Jewish people lived, often under restrictions imposed by non-Jewish authorities
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early 17th century: perhaps from Italian getto ‘foundry’ (because the first ghetto was established in 1516 on the site of a foundry in Venice), or from Italian borghetto, diminutive of borgo ‘borough’
[ˈɡɛtəʊ], (Adjective)
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- resembling or characteristic of a ghetto or its inhabitants (especially with relation to African American culture)
(e.g: the crew includes Ice Cube, who provides tough talk and ghetto style)
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Origin
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early 17th century: perhaps from Italian getto ‘foundry’ (because the first ghetto was established in 1516 on the site of a foundry in Venice), or from Italian borghetto, diminutive of borgo ‘borough’
[ˈɡɛtəʊ], (Verb)
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- put in or restrict to an isolated or segregated area or group
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Origin
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early 17th century: perhaps from Italian getto ‘foundry’ (because the first ghetto was established in 1516 on the site of a foundry in Venice), or from Italian borghetto, diminutive of borgo ‘borough’
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