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ghettoization

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.54 in modern English

Syllables
ghet-toiza-tion
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process of becoming a ghetto, an isolated and underprivileged urban area.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The process of ghettoizing (a group): the segregation/isolation of a group and placement of that group into a figurative or literal position of little power.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English ghetto Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English ghettoize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English ghettoization From ghettoize + -ation.

Usage

Inflected Forms

ghettoizations (plural) ghettoisation (alternative, UK)

Derived Forms

deghettoization

Questions

What does ghettoization mean?
The process of becoming a ghetto, an isolated and underprivileged urban area.
Where does ghettoization come from?
Etymology tree English ghetto Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English ghettoize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English ghettoization From ghettoize + -ation.

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