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Ghetto

Noun

1. A section of a city, especially a densely populated area, inhabited predominantly by members of an ethnic or minority group.
2. A restricted area in which Jews were required to live in some European countries during medieval times and under the Nazi regime.

Sample sentence: The government has implemented initiatives to improve the living conditions in the urban ghettos.

Adjective

1. Characteristic of or relating to a ghetto.
2. Low-quality, inferior, or cheap.

Sample sentence: The neighborhood's buildings have a distinct ghetto style.

Verb (transitive)

1. To confine or segregate to a ghetto.

Sample sentence: The community was tragically ghettoed by discriminatory housing practices.

Antonyms:
The opposite terms of ghetto can include:

• Uptown
• Suburb
• Rural area
• Affluent neighborhoods