adj
segregated
adj
1
Kept apart or separated from other people or things, often by group.
"The two departments work in segregated offices on different floors."
2
Enforced as separate along racial, ethnic, or other group lines, denying equal access.
"Many schools in the American South were segregated until the 1960s."
"The bus system was segregated by law for decades."
How to Use Segregated
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishKept separate from others, especially when one group is deliberately kept apart from another.
When to use it
Strongly associated with the history of racial segregation, so use carefully outside that context.
Common pairings
racially segregated
segregated schools
segregated housing
Word Forms
more segregated comparative, most segregated superlative
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