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

Fairbanks, who was Black and Seminole, was born in the Deep South at a time when ice rinks were segregated.

From Los Angeles Times

From the presence of the Indigenous Choctaw people to the segregated sides of the same street, Coogler paints a picture of 1930s America with a documentarian’s brush.

From Los Angeles Times

Colvin, at age 15, was arrested nine months before Rosa Parks gained international fame for also refusing to give up her seat on a segregated bus.

From Los Angeles Times

"Sinners," Ryan Coogler's period horror film about the segregated South of the 1930s, is expected to be the toughest competition for "One Battle" at the Oscars.

From Barron's

Brain regions become more segregated, and cerebral architecture stabilizes.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• isolated
• restricted