01 n. A quarter of a city where Jews live in greatest numbers.
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A quarter of a city where Jews live in greatest numbers.“I went to the Ghetto, where the Jews dwell.” — Evelyn.
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Any section of a town inhabited predominantly by members of a specific ethnic, national or racial group, such segregation usually arising from social or economic pressure. The term is commonly applied to areas in cities having a high concentration of low-income African-Americans.
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Any isolated group of people.[fig.]
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Any group isolated by external pressures, with an implication of inferiority.[fig.]