ghet-to n. (Merriam-Webster dictionary) Italian, from Venetian dialect gheto island where Jews were forced to live; literally, foundry (located on the island), from ghetr, to cast; from Latin jactare to throw 1: a quarter of a city in which Jews were formerly required to live2: a quarter of a city in which members of a minority group live, especially because of social, legal, or economic pressure3a: an isolated group b: a situation that resembles a ghetto especially in conferring inferior status or limiting opportunity ;