A ghetto is a section of a city predominantly occupied by a group who live there, especially because of social, economic, or legal issues. The term was originally used in Venice to describe the area where Jews were compelled to live. The term may refer to an overcrowded urban area often associated with specific ethnic or racial populations living below the poverty line. From a statistical perspective, ghettos are typically high crime areas relative to other parts of the city. [1]
: a quarter of a city in which Jews were formerly required to live
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: a quarter of a city in which members of a minority group live especially because of social, legal, or economic pressure
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a : an isolated group
b : a situation that resembles a ghetto especially in conferring inferior status or limiting opportunity
I can't believe people turned it into a "cool" term.
