segregation (noun)

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• segregation — ► NOUN 1) the action of segregating or the state of being segregated. 2) the enforced separation of different racial groups in a country, community, or establishment. DERIVATIVES segregational adjective segregationist adjective & noun …   English terms dictionary

• segregation — seg·re·ga·tion /ˌse gri gā shən/ n 1: separation of individuals or groups and esp. racial groups compare desegregation de facto segregation: segregation of racial groups that arises as a result of economic, social, or other factors rather than by …   Law dictionary

• segregation — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ racial, religious, residential, sex, social ▪ to bring an end to sex segregation within the school ▪ complete ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• segregation — noun Date: 1555 1. the act or process of segregating ; the state of being segregated 2. a. the separation or isolation of a race, class, or ethnic group by enforced or voluntary residence in a restricted area, by barriers to social intercourse,… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• segregation — (n.) 1550s, act of segregating, from L.L. segregationem (nom. segregatio), noun of action from segregare (see SEGREGATE (Cf. segregate)). Meaning state of being segregated is from 1660s. Specific U.S. sense of enforced separation of races is… …   Etymology dictionary

• segregation — noun (U) the practice of keeping people of different races or religions apart and making them live, work, or study separately: The US Supreme Court ruled in 1954 that segregation in schools was unconstitutional. compare integration …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• segregation — noun the action of segregating or the state of being segregated. Derivatives segregational adjective segregationist adjective &noun …   English new terms dictionary

• segregation — noun /sɛɡɹəˈɡeɪ̯ʃən/ a) The act of segregating, or the state of being segregated; separation or isolation from others. b) Especially in U. S. race relations until the mid twentieth century, the policy, sometimes enforced by law, of requiring non… …   Wiktionary

• segregation — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The act of separating] Syn. dissociation, disconnection, separation; see division 1 . 2. [The separation of racial groups] Syn. exclusion, discrimination, racial segregation, apartheid, Jim Crowism, Jim Crow. II (Roget s 3… …   English dictionary for students

• segregation — seg|re|ga|tion [ ,segrə geıʃn ] noun uncount the policy of keeping people from different groups, especially different races, separate. Integration is the policy of bringing these groups together: Racial segregation in schools is no longer legal… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• segregation — UK [ˌseɡrɪˈɡeɪʃ(ə)n] / US [ˌseɡrəˈɡeɪʃ(ə)n] noun [uncountable] the policy of keeping people from different groups, especially different races, separate. Integration is the policy of bringing these groups together Racial segregation in schools is… …   English dictionary