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gentrified neighbourhood
UK/ˈdʒɛntrɪfaɪd ˈneɪbəhʊd/US/ˈdʒɛntrɪfaɪd ˈneɪbərˌhʊd/GEN·tri·fied NEIGH·bour·hood
An area that has been renovated and becomes more appealing to wealthier people, often displacing earlier residents.
Examples
“The old docklands are now a gentrified neighbourhood full of cafés and boutiques.”
“Long-term residents complained as their once affordable street turned into a gentrified neighbourhood.”
“Many cities are struggling to manage the social effects of rapidly gentrified neighbourhoods.”
Band 8 sentence
“Over the last decade the historic quarter has been transformed into a gentrified neighbourhood, pricing out many long-standing residents.”
Collocations
- undergo gentrification
- become a gentrified neighbourhood
Word family
Common mistakes
I live in gentrified neighbourhood.→I live in a gentrified neighbourhood.
Gentrification means renovating buildings.→Gentrification means socio-economic change in a neighbourhood, often involving renovation.
Say it for a higher band
5nice neighbourhood→6upmarket area→7+gentrified neighbourhood
Synonyms
upmarket area
Easily confused
upmarket area
“The high street has become noticeably more upmarket since the new mall opened.”
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