Segregation
Pronunciation: /ˌsɛɡrəˈɡeɪʃən/
Segregation (noun)
- Keeping people of different races apart in schools, housing, or other areas.
- Dividing people or things into different groups based on certain characteristics.
- The process where different genes are separated during the formation of reproductive cells.
Examples
- The policy enforced segregation in public schools.
- Segregation was a significant issue in the past.
Common collocations: racial segregation, enforce segregation, end segregation, group segregation, practice segregation