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seg·re·gat·ed
 segregated
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- pronunciation:
- se
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
operating under a social policy that requires a certain group or groups of people to be separated from others along the lines of race, religion, or other status; maintaining a policy of segregation.
The band members, some of whom were white and some black, could not stay in the same hotels in the segregated South. |
| definition 2: |
designated by law as being for the use of a particular race or group of people rather than another.
The children of the city attended segregated schools.The train station had segregated restrooms and segregated waiting rooms.
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| related words: |
separate |
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| derivations: |
segregatedly (adv.), segregatedness (n.) |
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