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segregated
[ seg-ri-gey-tid ]
adjective
- characterized by or practicing racial segregation:
a segregated school system.
- restricted to one group, especially exclusively on the basis of racial or ethnic membership:
segregated neighborhoods.
- maintaining separate facilities for members of different, especially racially different, groups:
segregated education.
- discriminating against a group, especially on the basis of race:
a segregated economy.
- set apart.
Other Word Forms
- ۱·e· adverb
- ۱·e·Ա noun
- ԴDz·۱·e adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of segregated1
Example Sentences
Dr Victoria McCloud, who stepped down from court last year, said the judgement and equality watchdog's new guidance violated her human rights and she felt "contained and segregated".
“He didn’t let the fact that he was fighting for freedom during segregated times stop him from living his life.”
By some measures, America is as, if not more, segregated than it was in the 1950s.
And if you think our democracy is struggling now, imagine a day when our schools are segregated by race, religion, wealth, and political party.
Foreman was born in Marshall, Texas, on 10 January 1949, and raised along with six siblings by a single mother in the segregated American South.
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