ghettoism

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noun

The division of an area into ghettos; creation of a ghetto.

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Meanings

nounghettoism (countable and uncountable, plural ghettoisms)

plural ghettoisms

  1. countableuncountableThe division of an area into ghettos; creation of a ghetto.
  2. countableuncountableBehaviour or speech typical of the ghetto.

Origin

From ghetto + -ism.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

ghettoism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ghettoism

MLA

“ghettoism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ghettoism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ghettoism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ghettoism.

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