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gen·tri·fi·ca·tion    Audio Help   [jen-truh-fi-key-shuhn] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.the buying and renovation of houses and stores in deteriorated urban neighborhoods by upper- or middle-income families or individuals, thus improving property values but often displacing low-income families and small businesses.
2.an instance of gentrifying; the condition of being gentrified.

[Origin: 1975–80; gentri(fy) + -fication]
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gen·tri·fi·ca·tion    Audio Help   (jěn'trə-fĭ-kā'shən)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   The restoration and upgrading of deteriorated urban property by middle-class or affluent people, often resulting in displacement of lower-income people.

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gentrification

noun
the restoration of run-down urban areas by the middle class (resulting in the displacement of low-income residents) 

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