segregated
adjective
seg·re·gat·ed
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Definition of segregated
1a
: set apart or separated from others of the same kind or group
a segregated account in a bank
b
: divided in facilities or administered separately for members of different groups or races
segregated education
c
: restricted to members of one group or one race by a policy of segregation
segregated schools
2
: practicing or maintaining segregation especially of races
segregated states
Examples of segregated in a Sentence
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By this measure, white students are more segregated than any other group. — Erica Frankenberg, The Conversation, "What school segregation looks like in the US today, in 4 charts," 19 July 2019 Crime pages were as segregated as the rest of society. — Anna North, Vox, "Queer true crime stories of the past show how the press stoked fear of gay men," 11 June 2019 With his latest big arena rally, Trump has chosen as a backdrop what at times has been one of the most segregated metropolitan areas in the nation. — Ledyard King, USA TODAY, "‘Racist words ... giving me flashbacks.' Black Cincinnati residents brace for Trump rally following ‘racist’ comments," 1 Aug. 2019 Black activists in Detroit like Rev. Albert Cleage, the NAACP and black parents in segregated housing and schools began to demand education reform as the freedom struggle intensified during the 1940s. — Jon Hale, The Conversation, "The Supreme Court decision that kept suburban schools segregated," 24 July 2019 Black and Hispanic residents statewide live in some of the nation’s most segregated neighborhoods, census data shows. — Jacqueline Rabe Thomas, ProPublica, "Separated by Design: How Some of America’s Richest Towns Fight Affordable Housing," 22 May 2019 She was put in segregated housing for her first 30 days. — Samantha Melamed, Philly.com, "'I felt like a caged animal.' Pa. woman claims jail illegally shackled her during labor," 10 May 2018 Now, candidates across the board are being asked for their position on the issue presently, as schools across the country remain largely segregated to this day. — NBC News, "Busing becomes focal point of Democratic primary after Biden-Harris debate exchange," 30 June 2019 Normandy’s Negroes, serving in mostly segregated units, worked under fire instead as stevedores and as antiaircraft men who ran up barrage balloons to frustrate enemy air strikes at the beaches. — Olivia B. Waxman, Time, "What’s the Most Accurate D-Day Movie? Here’s What 3 Movies Got Right—and Wrong," 5 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'segregated.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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