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• plural of ghetto.

ghettos

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1. Originally, areas of medieval cities in which Jews (see also Jews) were compelled to live. Today the term usually refers to sections of American cities inhabited by the poor. (See inner city.)

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After the exhibition’s stark presentation on Jewish ghettos, Nazi killing squads and concentration camps, the class photo reappears.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 25, 2025

It is not clear exactly how many Jews survived the death camps, the ghettos or somewhere in hiding across Nazi-occupied Europe, but their numbers were a far cry from the pre-war Jewish population in Europe.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 22, 2024

Gessen had been scheduled to receive the Arendt Prize for political thought this week, but the ceremony was postponed following outrage over the essay’s comparison between Gaza and Jewish ghettos in Nazi-occupied Europe.

From New York Times ● Dec. 15, 2023

The Jewish physician survivors were able to tell the histories of Jewish medical resistance in the ghettos and camps.

From Science Magazine ● Nov. 9, 2023

The parochialism of the ghettos of Gotham had not prepared her for the uniqueness of Your Working Boy.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole