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Definition gentrification in British English

gentrification noun

[uncountable]noun
/ˌdʒentrɪfɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/
1

the process by which an area of a city where poor people live becomes an area where middle-class people live, as they buy the houses and repair them

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Definition gentrification in British English