segregation
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- noun
- /ˌsɛɡrɪˈɡeɪʃən/
- Offensive
- For instance, all researchers agree that support for segregation is a mark of real racism.
- racial segregation
- school segregation
- bus segregation
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Watch on YouTubeRacism in the form of slavery, segregation, and redlining came first.
- Racism in the form of slavery, segregation, and redlining came first.
- This is America of segregation and deep injustices.
- Then comes essentially legalized segregation and and mistreatment of black people.
- I said something about how gender segregation is like racial segregation in South Africa.
- It took God knows how long for people to stand up and fight against segregation and racism.
- And also Black inventors in the age of segregation.
- I hated all white people because of slavery and segregation.
- We gloss gloss over Jim Crow stuff, segregation.
- Real tales about what actually happened in the United States during segregation.
- She will take a close look at the role of concert singer Marian Anderson in the long fight against segregation in the United States.
- And we see it in very high levels of segregation in large parts of non London England.
- I want to be on the side that when things were sent back to the states, Jim Crow laws and there was segregation.
Examples
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The problem of racial inequality, rooted in segregation, although much changed, has not gone away.
Academic text (2017) -
Over 300,000 marchers descended on Washington today to demand the end of segregation.
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The terrible rules of segregation are still in effect throughout the South.
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The issue was segregation, and segregation was everywhere.
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One of the striking things about American Society is really profound segregation, not only by race but also by income.
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On November 13, 1956, the court declared segregation on public transportation illegal.
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In June, by a two-to-one vote, the U.S. District Court ruled that segregation on Montgomery city buses is unconstitutional.
Fiction book (2001) -
Over 300,000 marchers descended on Washington today to demand the end of segregation.
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One of the striking things about American society is the profound segregation between different racial groups.
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The problem of racial inequality, rooted in segregation, has not gone away despite much progress.
Synonyms
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The act of putting things into different groups
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Keeping people apart because of their race, for example in schools or public places
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A system that keeps groups apart and gives some far worse services, for example in internet access or housing
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Making a group or area separate from others and making it poorer and less powerful
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Keeping groups apart in society or public life
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A belief that keeps people of different races or religions apart
Antonyms
Compounds
- Offensive
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Keeping people apart because of their race, for example in schools or public places
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Separation of people into different schools or neighborhoods that happens without a law
- Specialized
When sex cells form, paired chromosomes separate so each cell gets one from the pair
How Segregated
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Segregation comes from the Latin parts se- 'apart' and grex 'flock'; imagine forcing part of a flock into a separate pen. That's why segregation describes laws or practices that keep racial or other groups 'apart' and provide separate facilities.