gentrified
Americanadjective
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very or excessively refined or elegant.
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subjected to gentrification.
Etymology
Origin of gentrified
Example Sentences
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"I think rap is getting gentrified," he told New Wave magazine.
From BBC
Foreign visitors, mostly young, are seen daily wandering through gentrified neighborhoods gazing at their cellphones, following directions to the latest hip spots hyped on Instagram and TikTok.
From Los Angeles Times
And the remodeling of East London into a gentrified glass forest, a minor plot point, has only just begun.
From Los Angeles Times
But as it moved through the gentrified streets, the initially peaceful protest turned ugly.
From BBC
Some of the neighborhoods currently at the center of debate were first gentrified by Mexicans.
From Los Angeles Times
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