barrios

noun

plural of barrio
as in ghettos

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  1. districts
  2. enclaves
  3. sections
  4. neighborhoods
  5. hoods
  6. quarters
Noun
  • Those signatures must be distributed from around the state and include at least 6% of voters in 18 of the state’s 35 legislative districts.
    — Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 13 July 2026
  • De Lucio said the company does work for districts like Plainfield, West Chicago and Indian Prairie D204.
    — Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026
Definition of districts
Noun
  • Our neighborhood was bordered by historic Swedish and German enclaves and, a bit farther north, a large Indian community.
    — Rima Suqi, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026
  • There are significant Russian and Ukrainian enclaves within the district in cities like Sunny Isles Beach.
    — Oliver Adams Larkin, Sun Sentinel, 10 July 2026
Definition of enclaves
Noun
  • The Post confirmed that in each of the five spots, five hours or more had elapsed between when adjacent sections were sprayed.
    — Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 16 July 2026
  • Bulldozers shuffled right through the rubble to make roads that cut Gaza into separate sections.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
Definition of sections
Noun
  • Dickens has said extending the life of the tax districts is necessary to help develop Atlanta’s historically underserved neighborhoods and bridge the city’s massive wealth divide.
    — Shaddi Abusaid, AJC.com, 16 July 2026
  • This doesn’t mean that residents have access to a kind of Megan’s Law list to be able to find out who is brewing what chemistry concoctions in their neighborhoods, though.
    — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
Definition of neighborhoods
Noun
  • Water rose over the hoods of vehicles parked near the river at the Comfort RV Resort.
    — Jesse Bedayn, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2026
  • Water rose over the hoods of vehicles parked near the river at the Comfort RV Resort, which has about 200 residents.
    — Jesse Bedayn, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026
Definition of hoods
Noun
  • The analyst noted that ET has announced new gas projects consistently in recent quarters.
    — TipRanks.com Staff, CNBC, 19 July 2026
  • Visitors can poke around in buildings like the soldiers’ barracks, the hospital, the officers’ quarters, and the Catholic chapel, many of which contain period artifacts and informative exhibits.
    — Allison Savage Bates, Denver Post, 19 July 2026
Definition of quarters
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