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gentrification

/d͡ʒɛn.tɹɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ noun C2
  1. The renewal and rebuilding that accompanies the influx of middle class or affluent people into deteriorating areas and often displaces earlier, usually poorer, residents; any example of such a process. (countable, uncountable)
  2. A geographical area that is gradually becoming prosperous due to investment. (countable, uncountable)

Plural gentrifications

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