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La gentrification
The process of renovating a district so that it conforms to middle-class taste. It is a loanword from English but fully integrated into French urban sociology.
Examples in context
La gentrification chasse les habitants les plus pauvres.
Gentrification drives out the poorest inhabitants.
Ce quartier change à cause de la gentrification.
This neighborhood is changing because of gentrification.
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