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ghettoization

noun

Etymology

From ghettoize + -ation.

Definitions

  1. The process of becoming a ghetto, an isolated and underprivileged urban area.

    • It's all part of a move toward ghettoization, they charge, an attempt to make the poor feel so shamefully unwanted that they will leave the area.

  2. The process of ghettoizing (a group)

    The process of ghettoizing (a group): the segregation/isolation of a group and placement of that group into a figurative or literal position of little power.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA