ghetto

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈɡɛtəʊ/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈɡɛtoʊ/ or [ˈɡɛɾoʊ̯]

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Noun

Singular ghetto

Plural ghettos

1. A ghetto is a part of a city lived by poor people, especially a slum area.

   Josephine Baker was a poor child from the ghetto areas around St. Louis.