ghettoization
ghettoization noun: the process of becoming a ghetto, an isolated and underprivileged urban area.
Noun
ghettoization (countable and uncountable, plural ghettoizations)
- 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.1988 January 15, Ben Joravsky, “A strip mall in Edgewater: class warfare, or small-time tiff?”, in Chicago Reader
- 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.
Forms of ghettoization
| plural | ghettoizations |
|---|---|
| alternative UK | ghettoisation |
Origin of ghettoization
From ghettoize + -ation.
Words formed from ghettoization
Questions about ghettoization
- What does ghettoization mean?
- Ghettoization means the process of becoming a ghetto, an isolated and underprivileged urban area.
- What part of speech is ghettoization?
- Ghettoization is a noun.
- What is the plural of ghettoization?
- The plural of ghettoization is ghettoizations.
Words near ghettoization in the dictionary
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