ghetto
/ɡɛtoʊ/
noun
6 letters2 syllables10 points in Scrabble®10 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS3
NOUN
1
Any segregated mode of living or working that results from bias or stereotyping.
“the relative security of the gay ghetto”
“no escape from the ghetto of the typing pool”
2
A poor densely populated city district occupied by a minority ethnic group linked together by economic hardship and social restrictions.
3
Formerly the restricted quarter of many European cities in which Jews were required to live.
“the Warsaw ghetto”
WORD FORMS
Related formghettoize
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®10 points
Words With Friends®10 points
Double word20 points
Triple word30 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinettoghay
Starts & ends withG … O
Syllablesghet · to
SYNONYMS & RELATED1
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