ghetto
/ˈɡetəʊ/noun
उच्चारण गेटो
बस्ती (अलग-थलग), घेटो
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an area of a city where many people of the same race or background live, separately from the rest of the population, often in poor conditions
बस्ती (अलग-थलग), घेटो
- the ghettos of the big cities
- The writer described life in the ghetto during the war.
- The family had grown up in a crowded ghetto on the edge of the city.
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- The documentary shows how the ghetto was cut off from the rest of the town.
- Poverty and lack of schools kept many people trapped in the ghetto.
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ghet·to
Spelling and pronunciation: ghet-to, /ˈɡetəʊ/, with a silent h and double t.
Spelling और pronunciation में ghet-to, /ˈɡetəʊ/, silent h और दो t के साथ।
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Keep the area words together: ghetto (a separated area, often poor), slum (a very poor crowded area), enclave (an area inside another area with a different identity), shanty town (an area of poorly built huts).
क्षेत्र के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: ghetto (अलग-थलग क्षेत्र, प्रायः गरीब), slum (बहुत गरीब भीड़-भरा क्षेत्र, झुग्गी), enclave (भिन्न पहचान वाला दूसरे क्षेत्र के भीतर का क्षेत्र), shanty town (कच्ची झोपड़ियों का क्षेत्र)।
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General knowledge
History: the word was first used for the area of Venice where Jews were forced to live; Nazi Germany created ghettos during the Second World War.
इतिहास में यह शब्द पहली बार वेनिस के उस क्षेत्र के लिए प्रयुक्त हुआ जहाँ यहूदियों को रहने के लिए विवश किया गया; नाज़ी जर्मनी ने द्वितीय विश्व युद्ध में ghettos बनाए।
Dharavi in Mumbai is one of Asia's largest slums.
मुंबई की धारावी एशिया की सबसे बड़ी झुग्गियों में से एक है।