The term ghetto was first used to describe the residential zone that Jews were forced to live in sixteenth-century Italy.

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The term "ghetto" originated in Venice, Italy in 1516 and referred to a specific area where Jews were required to live under the Venetian Republic's laws. This marked the start of a practice of segregating Jews into enclosed residential areas known as ghettos, which spread throughout Europe over the following centuries.

The Term Ghetto Was First Used to Describe the Residential