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In Venice, c. 1600.

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Where in the Bible the word ghetto first used?

That word is not in the Bible.


Can the word ghetto be used as an adjective?

How about: " He's a ghetto boy"? It's as difficult one.


What is the word used to describe a segregated section of a city?

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What is the etymology for the word ghetto?

The word ghetto was first used in 1611 to denote the Jewish quarter in Venice. There are competing explanations as to its origin, but the one generally favoured is that it refers to an iron foundry which was on the site before the ghetto was established. In popular or folk etymology, the favourite explanation is that the word is derived from borghetto, which would mean little borough in Italian.


Where is the word ghetto in the Bible?

The word "ghetto" does not appear anywhere in the KJV bible.


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He lived in the First Ghetto.


What does ghetto mean in slang?

The word "ghetto" is a slang word. Basically, it means a neighborhood where an ethnically homogenous group of people live. The original meaning was the district of a town where Jews were compelled to live by law. The word was originally Italian and was first used in Venice around 1600 for the Jewish quarter there. The more modern meaning is an extension of this sense.


Is ghetto a real word?

Yes, it is a real word


Can you give me a sentence using the word Ghetto?

It seems funny to think that half of the guys who rap about the ghetto have never been in a ghetto in their lives.


Is ghetto a bad word?

NO! It is actually a noun or a place, most people use "ghetto" as adjective. But that is not the correct was to use it! And ghetto is not a bad word either.


Make a sentence using the word ghetto?

One day i was walking into a walmart and i was some people twirking...GHETTO?


What is another word for portable stereo?

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