Plural of ghetto
regular plural
The plural of ghetto is ghettos, ghettoes or ghetti.
Forms of ghetto
| Singular | ghetto /ˈɡɛ.təʊ/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | ghettos ghettoes ghetti |
| Countable | countable |
Ghettos and ghettoes in a sentence
- Charlestown would also become one of Boston's three large Irish ghettoes.1998, Steven J. L. Taylor, Desegregation in Boston and Buffalo: The Influence of Local Leaders, →ISBN, page 15
- Lasting until the beginning of the fifteenth century, this epidemic carried over into the Jewish ghettos, where a Tanzhaus was found.2017, Velvel Pasternak, Behind the Music, Stories, Anecdotes, Articles and Reflections, page 205. From the entry Tanzhaus
- In the Greek ghettos he tended to "Greekize" English words.1973, Edward Fischer, Why Americans retire abroad, page 159. From the entry Greekize
- Although these would be of a maximum of 12 houses, he would prefer to pepper-pot rather than create the risk of "mini ghettos".1997, Institute of Housing (Great Britain), Housing (volume 33, page 22). From the entry pepper-pot
- Jews, long exposed to some diseases in the confined quarters of European ghettos, had developed herd immunities through a long process of natural selection.1994, Alan M. Kraut, “‘The Old Inquisition had Its Rack and Thumbscrews’: Immigrant Health and the American Workplace”, in Silent…. From the entry herd immunity
Meaning of ghetto
- noun An (often walled) area of a city in which Jews are concentrated by force and law. (Used particularly of areas in medieval Italy and in Nazi-controlled Europe.).
- noun An (often impoverished) area of a city inhabited predominantly by members of a specific nationality, ethnicity, or race.
- noun An area in which people who are distinguished by sharing something other than ethnicity concentrate or are concentrated.
Questions about the plural of ghetto
- What is the plural of ghetto?
- The plural of ghetto is ghettos, ghettoes or ghetti.
- Which is correct, ghettos or ghettoes?
- Both are used. ghettos is the more common of the two in English writing.
- Is ghetto countable?
- Ghetto is a countable noun.
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