1. a section of a city, especially a slum area, occupied by a minority group or groups.
Usage: plural of ghetto; often refers to areas of poverty and social disadvantage
2. historically, a section of a city in medieval Europe where Jewish people were required to live, typically enclosed and segregated.
Usage: historical sense; plural of ghetto

Examples

• Many ghettos in urban areas struggle with limited access to quality education.
• The ghettos of Eastern Europe during the Holocaust were sites of immense suffering.
• Community organizations work to improve conditions in the city's ghettos.
• Residents of these ghettos often face economic barriers and discrimination.
• The historical ghettos of Venice and Rome are now tourist destinations.
• Urban ghettos have been shaped by decades of segregation and disinvestment.