Pregentrification
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Prior to gentrification. not-comparable
"Mr. Manning, who has been the church’s pastor for 27 years, said the intent of the boycott was to return Harlem to its pregentrification days of 1990, without the crack, crime and boarded-up buildings."
Example
More examples"Mr. Manning, who has been the church’s pastor for 27 years, said the intent of the boycott was to return Harlem to its pregentrification days of 1990, without the crack, crime and boarded-up buildings."
Etymology
From pre- + gentrification.
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