Definitions for ghetto
ˈgɛt oʊghet·to

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. ghettonoun

   formerly the restricted quarter of many European cities in which Jews were required to live

   "the Warsaw ghetto"

2. ghettonoun

   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"

3. ghettonoun

   a poor densely populated city district occupied by a minority ethnic group linked together by economic hardship and social restrictions

GCIDE(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Ghettonoun

   By extension: Any section of a town inhabited predominantly by members of a specific ethnic, national or racial group, such segregation usually arising from social or economic pressure. The term is commonly applied to areas in cities having a high concentration of low-income African-Americans.

   Etymology: [It.]

Wiktionary(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. ghettonoun

   The district in a city where Jews were compelled to confine themselves.

   The Jews of Venice were confined to the ghu00E8to, in what is now the Arsenale district

   Etymology: From ( dialect), ghèto.

2. ghettonoun

   A district where members of an ethnic, religious or cultural minority are congregated, usually voluntarily.

   Etymology: From ( dialect), ghèto.

3. ghettonoun

   An economically depressed urban district predominantly inhabited by members of one ethnic or religious group.

   Bedford-Stuyvesant and Brownsville are often cited as African-American ghettos in New York City.

   Etymology: From ( dialect), ghèto.

4. ghettoadjective

   Of or relating to a ghetto or to ghettos in general.

   Etymology: From ( dialect), ghèto.

5. ghettoadjective

   Of low quality; cheap; shabby.

   Etymology: From ( dialect), ghèto.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Ghettonoun

   the Jews'quarter in an Italian town or city

   Etymology: [It.]

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Ghetto

   A ghetto is a part of a city in which members of a minority group live, especially because of social, legal, or economic pressure. The term was originally used in Venice to describe the part of a city to which Jews were restricted and segregated.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Ghetto

   get′ō, n. the Jews' quarter in Italian cities, to which they used to be strictly confined. [It.]

The Nuttall Encyclopedia(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Ghetto

   an Italian word applied to the quarters set apart in Italian cities for the Jews, and to which in former times they were restricted; the term is now applied to the Jews' quarters in any city.

Rap Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. ghetto

   A ghetto is where Jews were forced to live during the Holocaust. Then, it became the slang title for where many black people were (indirectly) forced to live.

2. ghetto

   Being ghetto is acting like or possessing the qualities of someone that lived a ghetto fabulous life.

3. ghetto

   To describe something of low or poor quality."Yo this TV is mad ghetto!"

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1. ghetto

   Song lyrics by ghetto -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by ghetto on the Lyrics.com website.

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1. • City District
   • Life
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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ghetto in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ghetto in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of ghetto in a Sentence

1. RAS CARDO REGGAE:

   R.E.G.G.A.E = means redefining ghetto genius anywhere everywhere or anytime everytime.

2. RAS CARDO REGGAE:

   M.O.M.S.= mothers of murdered sons. When I wrote this in my book-(c)-2000- profiles in courage of ghetto mothers- isbn # 1584700416- it was done with that passion within me for my people, and the love I have and seen from those who are poor. I have seen many lives gone astray because of poverty and the ways it forces some of us to live- homeless-in prisons- drug dependent- losing one's sense of purpose- losing one's life. My life's work so far, is spent in helping others not to lose their way. This is why I also created my reggae to heal the nations.

3. Abu Hurriya:

   I can put myself in their shoes because I was once in them, i don't justify it because I don't think you can justify it, but at the end of the day I understand how they can get to that point. They're young and vulnerable. It's the same way that a kid in the ghetto joins a gang.

4. South African artist William Kentridge:

   The Tiber is a river swollen with glory and pain. On one side the fortune of the popes, on the other the suffering of the Jewish Ghetto. Above ... a pulsating, splendid city; below, under the bridges, the desperation of the homeless.

5. Ash Fulk:

   For me, I like bringing lamb out to tailgates, i think lamb grills out fast, it's delicious and it's a little different than your classic tailgate items. Skirt steak is also one of my personal favorites. You marinate it, throw it in a Ziploc bag, total ghetto style, and it cooks real fast.

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