Definitions for segregation
ˌsɛg rɪˈgeɪ ʃənseg·re·ga·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.7 / 6 votes

1. segregationnoun

   (genetics) the separation of paired alleles during meiosis so that members of each pair of alleles appear in different gametes

2. segregation, separatismnoun

   a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups

3. segregation, sequestrationnoun

   the act of segregating or sequestering

   "sequestration of the jury"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. segregationnoun

   The setting apart or separation of things or people, as a natural process, a manner of organizing people the may be voluntary or enforced by law.

2. segregationnoun

   The Mendelian Law of Segregation related to genetic transmission or geographical segregation of various species.

3. segregationnoun

   Separation from a mass, and gathering about centers or into cavities at hand through cohesive or adhesive attraction or the crystallizing process.

4. segregationnoun

   Passing of laws to separate people geographically, residentially, racially, religiously or by sex. Racial segregation in the United States and South Africa being well known examples. Also, the term is used in various policies that "segregate" things like financial instruments and transportation routes and trails.

5. segregationnoun

   People separating geographically, residentially, racially, religiously or by sex based on happenstance, voluntary choice or cultural attitudes.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Segregationnoun

   Separation from others.

   Etymology: segregation, Fr. from segregate.

   What shall we hear of this?
   ———— A segregation of the Turkish fleet;
   For do but stand upon the foaming shore,
   The chiding billows seem to pelt the clouds. William Shakespeare, Othello.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. segregation

   Segregation refers to the act or practice of separating people or things into different groups or categories, often based on characteristics such as race, sex, religion, or social status. This is often enforced by societal or institutional policies and practices. It is typically associated with the systematic disadvantage or exclusion of certain groups.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Segregationnoun

   the act of segregating, or the state of being segregated; separation from others; a parting

2. Segregationnoun

   separation from a mass, and gathering about centers or into cavities at hand through cohesive attraction or the crystallizing process

3. Etymology: [L. segregatio: cf. F. sgrgation.]

Dictionary of Military and Associated TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. segregation

   In detainee operations, the removal of a detainee from other detainees and their environment for legitimate purposes unrelated to interrogation, such as when necessary for the movement, health, safety, and/or security of the detainee, the detention facility, or its personnel.

EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Segregation

   a separation or placing apart.

Matched Categories

1. • Genetics
   • Organic Process
   • Separation

Anagrams for segregation »

1. Saint George

How to pronounce segregation?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of segregation in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of segregation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of segregation in a Sentence

1. President Barack Obama:

   What used to be racial segregation now mirrors itself in class segregation, this great sorting (has) taken place. It creates its own politics. There are some communities where not only do I not know poor people, I don't even know people who have trouble paying the bills at the end of the month. I just don't know those people. And so there's less sense of investment in those children.

2. Vice President Biden:

   And we had to put up with the likes of like Jim Eastland and Hermy Talmadge and all those segregationists and all of that. And the fact of the matter is that we were able to do it because we were able to win -- we were able to beat them on everything they stood for, we in fact detested what they stood for in terms of segregation and all the rest.

3. Maisie Williams:

   For a long time I thought 'I'm just a weird acting kid,' at school, kids didn't audition for things -- and I had a job at 12. But now I've met so many other people and I've realized that's very normal, everyone felt that weird segregation at some point.

4. Jackson Lee:

   While we have focused on the social effects of slavery and segregation, its continuing economic implications remain largely ignored by mainstream analysis.

5. Kamala Harris:

   We had over 200 years of slavery, we had Jim Crow for almost a century. We had legalized discrimination, segregation and now we have segregation and discrimination that is not legal but still exists and is a barrier to progress. We have disparities around housing. We have disparities around education. We have disparities around income. And we have to recognize that everybody did not start out on an equal footing in this country. And in particular black people have not.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=segregation
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Segregation
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=segregation
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/segregation
6. ^ Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
   https://www.tradoc.army.mil/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/AD1029823-DOD-Dictionary-of-Military-and-Associated-Terms-2017.pdf
7. ^ Entomology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=segregation