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Definition of Ghettos
1. ghetto [v] - See also: ghetto
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ghettos
Literary usage of Ghettos
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The City: Urban Communities and Their Problems by Alan S. Berger (1978)
"As a result of overcrowding and poverty, the black neighborhoods in northern
cities early became class ghettos as well as racial ghettos. ..."
2. On the Trail of the Immigrant by Edward Alfred Steiner (1906)
"XI IN THE ghettos OF NEW YORK AT last we are free, although still upon Uncle
Sam's ferry boat, which carries those of us who have passed muster, ..."
3. The Political State of Italy by Theodore Lyman (1820)
"confined in ghettos—now only known in Rome—Jews in poor condition there—exiled
from Naples—numerous and well treated in Tuscany—rich—hold land—entitled to ..."
4. The History of the London Society for Promoting Christianity Amongst the by W. T. Gidney (1908)
"IN THE ghettos OF CENTRAL EUROPE. Re-opening of Warsaw Mission—Visit of Rev. F.
Smith to St. Petersburg— Appointment of Dr. Ellis— His vigorous work—Towns ..."
5. The Fireside Encyclopædia of Poetry: Comprising the Best Poems of the Most (1878)
"... And prayers went up from all the dark by- places And ghettos of the poor.
The pallid toiler and the negro chattel, The vagrant of the street, ..."