🇬🇧🇪🇸 ghetto - ghetto : English Lesson

Meaning of "ghetto" ("ghetto"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

"Ghetto" is a noun that refers to a section of a city where a particular group of people, often marginalized or disadvantaged, live. Historically, ghettos were areas where Jewish people were forced to live. Today, the term can refer to any area where people are segregated due to economic, social, or racial factors. Ghettos often face challenges such as poverty, limited access to resources, and overcrowding.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

My little brother built a ghetto for his stuffed animals—only the teddy bears were allowed inside!

Mom says my room is a total ghetto because I never clean it.

The school cafeteria has a fancy section and a ghetto section—guess where I always sit?

The school’s lost-and-found is a ghetto where lost jackets and lunchboxes go to disappear forever.

My dog created a ghetto under the couch where all his stolen socks and toys live.

An old woman walked into the ghetto with a basket of bread. In the ghetto narrow alleys smelled of cooking and smoke; children from the ghetto waved, their shoes patched. A bus avoided the ghetto, but a young teacher set up a small table in the ghetto and taught them. They clapped; the woman smiled and stayed.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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