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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

Words nearby segregated

Segor, Segovia, Segrè, segreant, segregate, segregated, segregation, segregation analysis, segregationist, segregation ratio, segregator
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Words related to segregated

restricted, isolated, separated, excluded, discriminative

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