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ghetto

noun

Definition of ghettonext
as in hood

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ghetto
  1. hood
  2. barrio
  3. enclave
  4. district
  5. neighborhood
  6. section
Noun
  • The cut is being pitched as a seasonal transition piece for windy, rainy spring or fall days, when a hood feels like too much but an open lapel is not enough.
    — Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 21 Sep. 2026
  • However the police video footage shows officers left Saetern laying flat on his back in a spit hood and unattended for 10 minutes— clear violations of national policies regarding those tools, a police expert said.
    — Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of hood
Noun
  • Santiago has world-class museums, vibrant parks and plazas, bohemian barrios, buzzing nightlife, and a growing food scene to match those globe-conquering wines.
    — Mark Johanson, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 May 2026
  • Jonás Cuarón arrives for a second time to SXSW on Tuesday with his latest feature film Campeón Gabacho, based on the 2015 Aura Xilonen novel about a young man who crosses the Rio Grande after a harsh reality in Mexico to face a wild life in a New York City Latino barrio.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 16 Mar. 2026
Definition of barrio
Noun
  • Donations poured in from rich liberal enclaves and small rural communities.
    — The Week US, TheWeek, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Crawford expects the migration of wealth to South Florida to lead to more demand across the luxury real estate market, not just in enclaves like Indian Creek Village.
    — Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of enclave
Noun
  • The attack comes a day after a roadside bomb struck a security forces convoy in the northwestern Hangu district and killed six soldiers.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
  • According to Castillo, the two projections illustrate how the timing and pace of implementing the reductions could affect the district’s ability to maintain enough cash to meet its payroll and other financial obligations throughout the year.
    — Chaewon Chung, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of district
Noun
  • It was created by the California Legislature in 1968 after the 1965 Watts riots in Los Angeles, ostensibly to curb redlining by banks, home sellers and insurers in minority neighborhoods.
    — Paige St. John, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
  • In our majority-Black neighborhood, a white mother with mixed-race kids stood out.
    — Jenisha Watts, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of neighborhood
Noun
  • Sandra Lim, The Curious Thing While there is an undercurrent of a breakup throughout this collection, particularly in the third section, what drives this book is a reorientation of the self in the world.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Though China remains by far the biggest investor in African mining, countries across the continent are looking to reduce their reliance on Beijing while expanding their control over more valuable sections of the supply chain.
    — Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of section
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