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
  • Vorobyov also reported damage to residential properties in three districts to the east of Moscow and to a shopping center, local government building and residential building in Kolomna to the southeast of the capital.
    — David Brennan, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Four centuries later, Augustus incorporated Transtiberim as one of the imperial city’s fourteen administrative districts.
    — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of districts
Noun
  • But in Southern California’s wealthy foothill enclaves, event promoters are regularly transforming these types of regal estates into weekend party houses filled with young people who are willing to pay to enter.
    — Jazmin Alvarado, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Ceuta, along with Melilla, have been under Spanish control for four centuries, though Morocco considers the enclaves to be occupied Moroccan territory.
    — Kelsey Norman, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of enclaves
Noun
  • Rather than one long conveyor, Ford is using a new assembly tree process that splits the vehicle into three sections — front clip, rear clip, and battery deck — which enables better access so more operators can work on the vehicle at the same time.
    — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Engineers can estimate the depth of the damage using methods such as petrographic analysis – cutting thin sections from the wall and examining the microcracking under a microscope.
    — Giorgia Giardina, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of sections
Noun
  • The virus has been detected in mosquitoes across all five boroughs since June, health officials say, and targeted mosquito control operations have been conducted in some neighborhoods where the virus was detected.
    — Katie Houlis, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Set the scene The Inn of the Five Graces sits just south of Santa Fe’s historic plaza in the Barrio de Analco district, one of the country's oldest residential neighborhoods.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of neighborhoods
Noun
  • From my city, from neighbors and hoods then to Bogota, then to Cali, then Barranquilla, then Colombia, then Venezuela, then Bolivia.
    — Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Sheep are clipped and trimmed to give the back a table-flat appearance, and then they are fitted with hoods and blankets to protect them until showtime.
    — Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of hoods
Noun
  • In IconArrows pointing outwards Berkshire has reduced its BofA stake by 53% after eight consecutive quarters of selling.
    — Alex Crippen, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2026
  • One of those, the USS Gerald R Ford, also reported problems earlier this year, from toilets that weren’t working to a laundry fire that briefly stopped combat operations and destroyed some sleeping quarters.
    — Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of quarters
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