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
  • Now more than ever, the opportunity is to create edtech tools that deliver the measurable gains districts want to see for their students and teachers.
    — Ulrich Boser, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • The two remaining students already were of junior high school age and were in the midst of attending middle school in neighboring districts as part of an agreement that McAuley leaders reached with District 33 in the late 1980s.
    — Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026
Definition of districts
Noun
  • Coastal and upscale enclaves such as Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, Laguna Beach and Berkeley top the ‘least affordable’ list, where buyers often need more than 14 years of income.
    — Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026
  • For travelers, the very best islands to visit are idyllic enclaves where time slows and worries disappear, all stressors abandoned on the mainland.
    — Skyli Alvarez, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 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
  • Cherry residents say developers and city leaders must do a better job protecting neighborhoods from preventable disturbances during big projects.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026
  • Olathe is closer to adding a new duplex housing development near the Cedar Creek and Cedar Glenn residential neighborhoods in northwest Olathe.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 22 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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