- ghetto ghet·to n
- ['ɡɛtəʊ]
ghetto
the black ghettos — i ghetti della gente di colore
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
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Ghetto — Ghet to, n. [It.] A quarter of a city where Jews live in greatest numbers. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] I went to the Ghetto, where the Jews dwell. Evelyn. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. By extension: Any section of a town inhabited predominantly by members… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
GHETTO — D’origine italienne incertaine – l’on peut y voir une corruption de giudeica (latin: judaicam ) ou de gietto (fonderie de canons de Venise, site du quartier juif) –, le terme «ghetto» désigne un groupement topographique, ethnique, économique,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
ghetto — ghet|to [ˈgetəu US tou] n plural ghettos or ghettoes [Date: 1600 1700; : Italian; Origin: , perhaps from getto place where metals are melted and made into things ; because a 16th century ghetto in Venice was where such a place had once existed] 1 … Dictionary of contemporary English
ghet|to|i|za|tion — «GEHT oh uh ZAY shuhn», noun. the act or process of ghettoizing; segregation in a ghetto … Useful english dictionary
ghet|to|ize — «GEHT oh yz», transitive verb, ized, iz|ing. to segregate or enclose in a ghetto: »... the exclusive enclave of Riveredge, a millionaire subdivision [of estates], where a hundred of the best families have pridefully ghettoized themselves behind a … Useful english dictionary
ghet|to — «GEHT oh», noun, plural tos or toes, verb, toed, to|ing. –n. 1. a) a part of a city where any racial or other minority group lives, especially because of economic or social restrictions: »Blacks and other minority groups, segregated in their… … Useful english dictionary
ghetto — ghét·to s.m. CO 1. quartiere in cui gli ebrei, in alcune città, erano un tempo costretti ad abitare 2. estens., quartiere povero o malfamato | area urbana in cui vivono minoranze socialmente o razzialmente emarginate: i ghetti neri di New York 3 … Dizionario italiano
ghetto — ghet|to [ getou ] noun count 1. ) an area in a city where people of a particular type live, usually in poor conditions: an inner city ghetto 2. ) a part of a European town or city where Jewish people were forced to live in the past … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ghetto — ghet•to [[t]ˈgɛt oʊ[/t]] n. pl. tos, toes 1) why a section of a city, esp. a thickly populated slum area, inhabited predominantly by members of a minority group 2) why (formerly, in most European countries) a section of a city in which all Jews… … From formal English to slang
ghetto — ghet|to Mot Pla Nom masculí … Diccionari Català-Català
Ghetto — Ghet|to [ gɛto] usw. vgl. ↑Gettousw … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
