Dictionary  ghet•toPronunciation: (get'ō), [key] —n., —pl. -tos, -toes. 1. a section of a city, esp. a thickly populated slum area, inhabited predominantly by members of an ethnic or other minority group, often as a result of social or economic restrictions, pressures, or hardships. 2. (formerly, in most European countries) a section of a city in which all Jews were required to live. 3. a section predominantly inhabited by Jews. 4. any mode of living, working, etc., that results from stereotyping or biased treatment: job ghettos for women; ghettos for the elderly. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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