part of a city in which members of a minority group live From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Originally, the word 'ghetto' meant the Jewish quarter of Venice, and later of any European town. Many places had a ghetto where Jews were allowed to live. The term "ghetto" is now commonly used to refer to any poverty-stricken urban area with a concentration of minority groups. The word has a few possible sources:
It is also used to refer to areas that are considered to be undesirable.
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