segregated

American  

[seg-ri-gey-tid] / ˈsɛg rɪˌgeɪ tɪd /

adjective

1. characterized by or practicing racial segregation.

   a segregated school system.

2. restricted to one group, especially exclusively on the basis of racial or ethnic membership.

   segregated neighborhoods.

3. maintaining separate facilities for members of different, especially racially different, groups.

   segregated education.

4. discriminating against a group, especially on the basis of race.

   a segregated economy.

5. set apart.

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Other Word Forms

• nonsegregated adjective
• segregatedly adverb
• segregatedness noun

Etymology

Origin of segregated

First recorded in 1645–55; segregate + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Brain regions become more segregated, and cerebral architecture stabilizes.

From The Wall Street Journal

These were all white boys in the segregated South, if ones utterly enthralled by the latest black-music sounds, and ready and happy to play behind the first area recording star, African-American Arthur Alexander.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mr. Miller’s idea of creating segregated lanes or pursuing similar infrastructural innovation for self-driving cars could be worthwhile if we want, say, a high-speed autonomous autobahn.

From The Wall Street Journal

Just a few years ago, the sight of so many Iranian women in sports gear participating in such a mass public event – even if segregated from male participants – would have been seen as a contravention.

From BBC

The system will also keep chat segregated by age group.

From Barron's

Related Words

• isolated
• restricted