"gayborhood" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɡeɪbɚhʊd/ [General-American] Forms: gayborhoods [plural]
Etymology: Blend of gay + neighborhood. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|gay|neighborhood}} Blend of gay + neighborhood Head templates: {{en-noun}} gayborhood (plural gayborhoods)
  1. A part of a city that is largely populated by gay people. Categories (topical): LGBTQ

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "2007, Richard LaBonte, Where the Boys Are: Urban Gay Erotica:",
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          "ref": "2007, George E Haggerty, Molly McGarry, A Companion to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Studies:",
          "text": "[…]a queer youth homeless shelter in San Francisco's gayborhood, the Castro[…]",
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          "ref": "2022 July 3, Adam Nagourney, quoting Cleve Jones, “Once a Crucial Refuge, ‘Gayborhoods’ Lose L.G.B.T.Q. Residents in Major Cities”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:",
          "text": "“Gayborhoods are going away,” Mr. Jones said. “People need to pay attention to this. When people are dispersed, when they no longer live in geographic concentrations, when they no longer inhabit specific precincts, we lose a lot.[…]”",
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