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ghettoization

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ghet·to·ize  (gt-z)
tr.v. ghet·to·ized, ghet·to·iz·ing, ghet·to·iz·es
1. To set apart in or as if in a ghetto; isolate.
2. To make into or similar to a ghetto: "He left a city ghettoized and strangled by highways and the auto" (New York).
ghetto·i·zation (-zshn) n.
Translations
ghettoization [ˌgetəʊaɪˈzeɪʃən] N (fig) → marginación f
ghettoization
n the ghettoization of this district → die G(h)ettobildung in diesem Viertel


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