Ghetto vs. Hood

Ghettonoun

An (often walled) area of a city in which Jews are concentrated by force and law. Used particularly of areas in medieval Italy and in Nazi-controlled Europe.

Ghettonoun

An (often impoverished) area of a city inhabited predominantly by members of a specific nationality, ethnicity, or race.

Ghettonoun

An area in which people who are distinguished by sharing something other than ethnicity concentrate or are concentrated.

Ghettonoun

An isolated, self-contained, segregated subsection, area or field of interest; often of minority or specialist interest.

Ghettoadjective

Of or relating to a ghetto or to ghettos in general.

Ghettoadjective

Unseemly and indecorous or of low quality; cheap; shabby, crude.

Ghettoadjective

Characteristic of the style, speech, or behavior of residents of a predominantly black or other ghetto in the United States.

Ghettoadjective

Having been raised in a ghetto in the United States.

Ghettoverb

To confine (a specified group of people) to a ghetto.

Ghettonoun

A quarter of a city where Jews live in greatest numbers.

Ghettonoun

Any section of a town inhabited predominantly by members of a specific ethnic, national or racial group, such segregation usually arising from social or economic pressure. The term is commonly applied to areas in cities having a high concentration of low-income African-Americans.

Ghettonoun

Any isolated group of people.

Ghettonoun

Any group isolated by external pressures, with an implication of inferiority.

Ghettonoun

formerly the restricted quarter of many European cities in which Jews were required to live;

Ghettonoun

any segregated mode of living or working that results from bias or stereotyping;

Ghettonoun

a poor densely populated city district occupied by a minority ethnic group linked together by economic hardship and social restrictions

Ghetto

A ghetto (Italian pronunciation: [ˈɡetto]; from Venetian ghèto, 'foundry'), often the ghetto, is a part of a city in which members of a minority group live, especially as a result of social, legal, or economic pressure. Ghettos are often known for being more impoverished than other areas of the city.

Hoodnoun

A covering for the head attached to a larger garment such as a jacket or cloak.

Hoodnoun

A distinctively coloured fold of material, representing a university degree.

Hoodnoun

An enclosure that protects something, especially from above.

Hoodnoun

(automotive) A soft top of a convertible car or carriage.

Hoodnoun

The hinged cover over the engine of a motor vehicle: known as a bonnet in other countries.

Hoodnoun

A metal covering that leads to a vent to suck away smoke or fumes.

Hoodnoun

(slang) gangster, thug.

Hoodnoun

(slang) neighborhood.

Hoodnoun

(UK) person wearing a hoodie.

Hoodverb

To cover something with a hood.

Hoodadjective

Relating to inner-city everyday life, both positive and negative aspects; especially people’s attachment to and love for their neighborhoods.

Hoodnoun

State; condition.

Hoodnoun

A covering or garment for the head or the head and shoulders, often attached to the body garment

Hoodnoun

Anything resembling a hood in form or use

Hoodnoun

The endmost plank of a strake which reaches the stem or stern.

Hoodnoun

Same as hoodlum.

Hoodnoun

Same as neighborhood.

Hoodverb

To cover with a hood; to furnish with a hood or hood-shaped appendage.

Hoodverb

To cover; to hide; to blind.

Hoodnoun

an aggressive and violent young criminal

Hoodnoun

metal covering leading to a vent that exhausts smoke or fumes

Hoodnoun

the folding roof of a carriage

Hoodnoun

a headdress that protects the head and face

Hoodnoun

protective covering consisting of a metal part that covers the engine;

Hoodverb

cover with a hood;

Hoodnoun

a covering for the head and neck with an opening for the face, typically forming part of a coat or cloak

Hoodnoun

a large hood-shaped piece of fabric, typically trimmed with fur or a similar material, worn over the shoulders of a university gown or a surplice to indicate the wearer's degree.

Hoodnoun

a leather covering for a hawk's head.

Hoodnoun

a thing resembling a hood in shape or use.

Hoodnoun

a folding waterproof cover of a car, pram, etc.

Hoodnoun

the hinged metal canopy covering the engine of a motor vehicle; the bonnet.

Hoodnoun

a canopy to protect users of machinery or to remove fumes from it.

Hoodnoun

a structure or marking resembling a hood on the head or neck of an animal

Hoodnoun

the upper part of the flower of a plant such as a dead-nettle.

Hoodnoun

a gangster or similar violent criminal

Hoodnoun

a neighbourhood, especially one in an urban area

Hoodverb

put a hood on or over