What does Segregation mean?
Definitions for Segregation
ˌsɛg rɪˈgeɪ ʃənseg·re·ga·tion
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Segregation.
Princeton's WordNet
segregationnoun
(genetics) the separation of paired alleles during meiosis so that members of each pair of alleles appear in different gametes
segregation, separatismnoun
a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups
segregation, sequestrationnoun
the act of segregating or sequestering
"sequestration of the jury"
Wiktionary
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.
segregationnoun
The Mendelian Law of Segregation related to genetic transmission or geographical segregation of various species.
segregationnoun
Separation from a mass, and gathering about centers or into cavities at hand through cohesive or adhesive attraction or the crystallizing process.
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.
segregationnoun
People separating geographically, residentially, racially, religiously or by sex based on happenstance, voluntary choice or cultural attitudes.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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.
ChatGPT
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 Dictionary
Segregationnoun
the act of segregating, or the state of being segregated; separation from others; a parting
Segregationnoun
separation from a mass, and gathering about centers or into cavities at hand through cohesive attraction or the crystallizing process
Etymology: [L. segregatio: cf. F. sgrgation.]
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
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.
Entomology
Segregation
a separation or placing apart.
Matched Categories
Usage in printed sourcesFrom:
- [["1515","2"],["1644","1"],["1685","1"],["1705","1"],["1723","1"],["1744","1"],["1745","1"],["1746","2"],["1755","2"],["1770","2"],["1777","1"],["1792","1"],["1797","1"],["1800","1"],["1801","3"],["1802","1"],["1803","1"],["1804","4"],["1805","10"],["1808","1"],["1809","7"],["1810","5"],["1811","1"],["1812","8"],["1813","2"],["1814","1"],["1817","1"],["1818","2"],["1819","3"],["1820","44"],["1821","9"],["1822","3"],["1823","2"],["1825","2"],["1826","4"],["1827","3"],["1828","5"],["1829","22"],["1831","28"],["1832","21"],["1833","14"],["1834","48"],["1835","17"],["1836","14"],["1837","32"],["1838","31"],["1839","58"],["1840","42"],["1841","45"],["1842","32"],["1843","24"],["1844","35"],["1845","30"],["1846","44"],["1847","46"],["1848","68"],["1849","34"],["1850","41"],["1851","118"],["1852","118"],["1853","82"],["1854","130"],["1855","147"],["1856","122"],["1857","65"],["1858","63"],["1859","95"],["1860","99"],["1861","77"],["1862","136"],["1863","66"],["1864","269"],["1865","117"],["1866","190"],["1867","137"],["1868","133"],["1869","205"],["1870","331"],["1871","145"],["1872","155"],["1873","166"],["1874","210"],["1875","182"],["1876","270"],["1877","199"],["1878","204"],["1879","176"],["1880","310"],["1881","239"],["1882","457"],["1883","465"],["1884","369"],["1885","324"],["1886","338"],["1887","375"],["1888","406"],["1889","325"],["1890","350"],["1891","626"],["1892","548"],["1893","587"],["1894","523"],["1895","590"],["1896","1303"],["1897","1037"],["1898","941"],["1899","834"],["1900","917"],["1901","859"],["1902","1200"],["1903","1597"],["1904","1960"],["1905","3997"],["1906","2410"],["1907","2428"],["1908","2101"],["1909","2339"],["1910","2982"],["1911","3028"],["1912","3004"],["1913","4403"],["1914","3839"],["1915","3949"],["1916","4146"],["1917","3199"],["1918","3753"],["1919","3473"],["1920","3520"],["1921","3840"],["1922","4444"],["1923","3560"],["1924","3151"],["1925","3815"],["1926","4073"],["1927","4070"],["1928","3373"],["1929","4139"],["1930","5445"],["1931","3897"],["1932","4449"],["1933","3657"],["1934","4381"],["1935","3801"],["1936","4406"],["1937","4696"],["1938","5392"],["1939","5416"],["1940","5443"],["1941","4097"],["1942","4570"],["1943","5023"],["1944","9227"],["1945","6183"],["1946","7619"],["1947","7788"],["1948","9387"],["1949","10293"],["1950","9278"],["1951","10080"],["1952","10035"],["1953","10048"],["1954","11044"],["1955","14911"],["1956","11953"],["1957","14610"],["1958","17649"],["1959","14928"],["1960","17826"],["1961","16745"],["1962","27779"],["1963","22193"],["1964","30752"],["1965","36462"],["1966","29431"],["1967","36458"],["1968","38098"],["1969","36505"],["1970","38890"],["1971","42369"],["1972","36693"],["1973","44909"],["1974","40640"],["1975","39319"],["1976","40518"],["1977","43620"],["1978","38736"],["1979","40045"],["1980","34981"],["1981","40166"],["1982","39119"],["1983","39086"],["1984","41912"],["1985","43698"],["1986","44041"],["1987","48454"],["1988","50273"],["1989","48912"],["1990","59399"],["1991","61699"],["1992","68805"],["1993","70515"],["1994","77537"],["1995","76122"],["1996","77647"],["1997","83135"],["1998","87821"],["1999","86412"],["2000","95452"],["2001","100354"],["2002","105141"],["2003","114873"],["2004","124811"],["2005","124806"],["2006","122329"],["2007","121405"],["2008","118072"]]
Anagrams for Segregation »
Saint George
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Segregation in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Segregation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of Segregation in a Sentence
( In South Florida) the problem with white Democrats is they tend to live near white Republicans, sometimes in the same house, so unless you're gerrymandering down somebody's bed... South Florida's really hard to gerrymander white Democrats when there aren't that many of them, south Florida's much more efficient because of residential segregation to target communities of color. And so you really can't politically gerrymander in South Florida without targeting communities of color, which gets you right into race based claims.
They say' African-American' or' black,' but we're American and our country was at war, we were just as interested in supporting that effort as anybody else at that time and so we turned our back on the fact that there was segregation.
What this study is illuminating is that racial residential segregation is the mechanism that sorts people into environments that are healthy, that are well resourced, and have access to strong amenities and public goods and those that have underinvested, disinvested( neighborhoods).
Bernie Sanders has led throughout his entire 40+ career, getting arrested for protesting segregation, marching with MLK, standing up for gay rights on the floor of the House, opposing Clinton-era mandatory minimums and three strikes laws, voting against the Patriot Act and voting against the Iraq war, the Iraq war vote was a 'hard choice' for Hillary, but for Bernie it was an easy no. Something Bernie and Barack both agree on. That's the type of leadership that will lift the country up.
While we have focused on the social effects of slavery and segregation, its continuing economic implications remain largely ignored by mainstream analysis.
Popularity rank by frequency of use
References
Translations for Segregation
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- فصلArabic
- изолиране, разделяне, отделянеBulgarian
- segregacióCatalan, Valencian
- Trennung, Rassentrennung, GeschlechtertrennungGerman
- segregaciónSpanish
- eraldamineEstonian
- ségrégation, séparationFrench
- dealachadhScottish Gaelic
- अलगावHindi
- הַפרָדָהHebrew
- whakatāuketanga, tāuketangaMāori
- разделение, сегрегация, отделениеRussian
- การแยกThai
- ırk ayrımı, ayrımcılık, kadın erkek ayrımcılığı, ayırma, cinsiyet ayrımcılığıTurkish
Get even more translations for Segregation »
Translation
Find a translation for the Segregation definition in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Word of the Day
Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Segregation." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2025. Web. 7 Feb. 2025. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/Segregation>.
Discuss these Segregation definitions with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In