ghettoes

The word “ghettoes” has 2 syllables: ghet-toes

It's pronounced as /ˈɡɛtoʊz/

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In the thesaurus, “ghettoes” has 19 synonyms.

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Synonyms for ghettoes

noun
1. An (often walled) area of a city in which Jews are concentrated by force and law. (Used particularly of areas in medieval Italy and in Nazi-controlled Europe.).
2. An (often impoverished) area of a city inhabited predominantly by members of a specific nationality, ethnicity or race.
3. An area in which people who are distinguished by sharing something other than ethnicity concentrate or are concentrated.
4. (sometimes derogatory) An isolated, self-contained, segregated subsection, area or field of interest; often of minority or specialist interest.
verb
1. To confine (a specified group of people) to a ghetto.

Many ghettoes were formed as a result of forced segregation.
The documentary highlights the struggles of families living in urban ghettoes.
During the war, Jewish ghettoes were isolated from the rest of the cities.
Government programs aim to revitalize impoverished ghettoes.
The novel paints a vivid picture of life in the ghettoes of the 20th century.

On this page you'll find 19 synonyms or another words to ghettoes, such as: backyards, barrios, belts, departments, districts, divisions, enclaves.

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