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ghettoization
ghet·to·ize
/
ˈgɛt
oʊˌaɪz
/
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-oh-ahyz
]
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verb (used with object),
verb
(used without object),
ghet·to·ized,
ghet·to·iz·ing.
to place or collect in a
ghetto
:
New immigrants still tended to ghettoize in the cities.
Also,
especially British,
ghet·to·ise.
Origin:
1935–40;
ghetto
+
-ize
Related forms
ghet·to·i·za·tion,
noun
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ghettoize
or
ghettoise
(ˈɡɛtəʊˌaɪz)
—
vb
(
tr
) to confine or restrict to a particular area, activity, or category:
to ghettoize women as housewives
ghettoise
or
ghettoise
—
vb
ghettoi'zation
or
ghettoise
—
n
ghettoi'sation
or
ghettoise
—
n
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(ˈɡɛtəʊˌaɪz)
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vb
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tr
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to ghettoize women as housewives
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