Meaning & Definition of Ghetto in English

1. Formerly the restricted quarter of many european cities in which jews were required to live

• "The warsaw ghetto"

2. Any segregated mode of living or working that results from bias or stereotyping

• "The relative security of the gay ghetto"

• "No escape from the ghetto of the typing pool"

3. A poor densely populated city district occupied by a minority ethnic group linked together by economic hardship and social restrictions