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segregation

seg·re·ga·tion

segregation

 
 
pronunciation:
se gr geI shn
features:
Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
part of speech: noun
definition: the practice of separating people according to groups, especially racial groups.
Black children could not go to school with white children when segregation was in practice in the United States.
antonyms:
integration
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derivation: segregational (adj.)
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