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segregated

[ seg-ri-gey-tid ]
/ ˈsɛg rɪˌgeɪ tɪd /
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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.
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Origin of segregated

First recorded in 1645–55; segregate + -ed2

OTHER WORDS FROM segregated

seg¡re¡gat¡ed¡ly, adverbseg¡re¡gat¡ed¡ness, nounnon¡seg¡re¡gat¡ed, adjective
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