segregated

adjective

separated or isolated from others or a main group (Freq. 2)

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a segregated school system

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a segregated neighborhood

• Syn: ↑unintegrated

• Ant: ↑integrated

• Similar to: ↑isolated, ↑quarantined, ↑separate, ↑sequestered, ↑white, ↑lily-white

• See Also: ↑divided, ↑separate

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adjective

Etymology: from past participle of segregate (III)

1.

a. : set apart or separated from others of the same kind or group

a segregated account in a bank

consists of a segregated area for absolute beginners — Priscilla Shirley

b. : divided in facilities or administered separately for members of different groups or especially races

segregated education is … provided in the state constitution — Time

the process by which segregated education has come to be accepted doctrine — L.W.Levy

c. : restricted to members of one group or especially one race by a policy of segregation

a Negro passenger … is placed in a segregated coach — New Republic

segregated drinking fountains, rest rooms and restaurants — Jet

state laws requiring segregated schools for Negroes and whites — J.B.Robison

2. : practicing or maintaining segregation especially of races

the inequalities inherent in a segregated economy and status system — M.C.Hill & B.C.McCall

three … were from segregated states — New York Times

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—segregatedly, adv. —segregatedness, n.

/seg"ri gay'tid/, adj.

1. characterized by or practicing racial segregation: a segregated school system.

2. restricted to one group, esp. exclusively on the basis of racial or ethnic membership: segregated neighborhoods.

3. maintaining separate facilities for members of different, esp. racially different, groups: segregated education.

4. discriminating against a group, esp. on the basis of race: a segregated economy.

5. set apart.

[1645-55; SEGREGATE + -ED²]

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segregated UK [ˈseɡrɪˌɡeɪtɪd] US [ˈseɡrəˌɡeɪtəd] adjective

separated according to race, sex, or religion

racially segregated neighbourhoods

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