Definition of Gentrified

1. Verb. (past of gentrify) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Gentrified

1. gentrify [v] - See also: gentrify

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gentrified

gentlewoman
gentlewomanliness
gentlewomanly
gentlewomen
gentling
gently
gentoo
gentoo penguin
gentoo penguins
gentoos
gentrice
gentrices
gentries
gentrification
gentrifications
gentrified (current term)
gentrifier
gentrifiers
gentrifies
gentrify
gentrifying
gentry
gents
genty
genu
genu capsulae internae
genu corporis callosi
genu nervi facialis
genu of corpus callosum
genu of facial canal

Literary usage of Gentrified

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"... by such words as intricate. introvert, and (in one pronunciation variant) interesting, and also, at one remove, by words like gentrified and centrally. ..."

2. Costa Rica by Bruce Conord (2006)
"The best values in gentrified Escazu are the small hotels and luxury bed-and-breakfast rooms that dot the hillside villages. Escazu is actually two towns in ..."

3. A Very Public Offering: A Rebel's Story of Business Excess, Success, and by Stephan Paternot (2002)
"After a few days strolling through gentrified neighborhoods, my thought was, What danger? It quickly became apparent to me the ease with which a Manhat- ..."

4. Guatemala by Shelagh McNally (2006)
"The area was gentrified during the 1940s, when the North Hippodrome neighborhood was added and wealthy families started building residences on Avenida del ..."

5. The Christian Remembrancer by William Scott (1850)
"... of wealth suddenly gentrified —persons who have acquired the fortune, rank, and social importance of gentry, before they began to take up the habits, ..."

6. Observations on the Social and Political State of the European People in by Samuel Laing (1850)
"Is it that, in reality, many of our nominal gentry are only persons of wealth suddenly gentrified—persons who have acquired the fortune, rank, ..."

7. Adventure Guides Italian Riviera: San Remo, Portofino & Genoa by Amy Finley (2006)
"Once the site of gentrified tourism during the 19th century, today Levanto calls itself the "Gateway to the Cinque Terre," and draws tourists who are headed ..."

8. Cyprus by Samantha Stenzel (1999)
"... of the handsomely-restored Town Hall 0, is Iroon Square (Heroes Square), once a notorious red-light district which has since been somewhat "gentrified. ..."

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