Meanings
adjectivepregentrification (not comparable)
- not comparablePrior to gentrification.
Mr. Manning, who has been the church’s pastor for 27 years, said the intent of the boycott was to return Harlem to its pregentrification days of 1990, without the crack, crime and boarded-up buildings.
2008 March 31, Timothy Williams, “Minister Sees Salvation of Harlem in Boycott”, in New York Times
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pregentrification. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pregentrification
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“pregentrification.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pregentrification. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pregentrification,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pregentrification.
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