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Gentrification

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. The restoration and upgrading of deteriorated urban property by middle-class or affluent people, often resulting in displacement of lower-income people.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. The process of renewal and rebuilding accompanying the influx of middle class or affluent people into deteriorating areas that often displaces earlier usually poorer residents.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. the restoration of run-down urban areas by the middle class (resulting in the displacement of low-income residents)

Word Usage

"But he makes no bones about why: "It's what you call gentrification," he says."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

restoration

Cross Reference

gentry gentrify

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