ghetto
noun[C]
uk/ˈɡet.əʊ/us/ˈɡet̬.oʊ/pluralghettosorghettoesanareaof acity,especiallya verypoorarea, wherepeopleof aparticularraceorreligionlivecloselytogether andapartfrom otherpeople:
（尤指城市中贫穷的）某种族（或宗教信仰者）聚居区；贫民区As achildshelivedin one of New York'spoorestghettos.童年时，她居住的地方是纽约最贫穷的贫民区之一。
tolivein ghettoconditions在贫民区中生活
in the past, anareaof acitywhereJewswere made tolive
（旧时的）犹太人居住区，隔都apartofsocietyorgroupthat is in some waydividedfrom themainpart:
（阶层、团体或集团等的）聚居区Brought up in what hedescribesas "amiddleclassghetto", heimaginedthat allpeoplewere asprivilegedas he was.自称从小在“一个中产阶级聚居区”长大的他，以为所有人都享有跟他一样的待遇。
Towns & regions: areas in towns & cities
- anti-development
- arrondissement
- backstreet
- backstreets
- borough
- botanic garden
- business park
- council estate
- housing estate
- industrial estate
- marketplace
- on skid rowidiom
- outer ring
- science park
- shantytown
- skid
- slummy
- subdivision
- suburban
- Wimbledon