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human zoo

Noun

Meaning

human zoo (plural human zoos)

(historical) An exhibition of aboriginal humans in a facsimile of their normal cultural setting.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

The zoo animal in a cage exhibits all these abnormalities that we know so well from our human companions. Clearly, then, the city is not a concrete jungle, it is a human zoo. Desmond Morris

The city is not a concrete jungle, it is a human zoo. Desmond Morris

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