Segregate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

someone who is or has been segregated

separate by race or religion; practice a policy of racial segregation

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈɛɡɹɪɡˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈɛɡɹɪɡˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈɛɡɹɪɡˌeɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /sˈɛɡɹɪɡˌeɪt/.

Examples

This neighborhood is segregated
We don't segregate in this county
Many towns segregated into new counties

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms

desegregate

Parts of Speech

noun	someone who is or has been segregated
verb	separate by race or religion; practice a policy of racial segregation “This neighborhood is segregated”
verb	divide from the main body or mass and collect “Many towns segregated into new counties”
verb	separate or isolate (one thing) from another and place in a group apart from others “the sun segregates the carbon”

Word Forms

segregation	noun	a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups
segregator	noun	someone who believes the races should be kept apart

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

trennen

jemand, der ausgegrenzt ist oder war

🇫🇷French

séparer

quelqu'un qui est ou a été séparé

🇪🇸Spanish

segregar

alguien que está o ha sido segregado

🇮🇹Italian

segregare

qualcuno che è o è stato segregato

🇳🇱Dutch

scheiden

iemand die gescheiden is of is geweest

🇵🇹Portuguese

segregar

alguém que é ou foi segregado

🇷🇺Russian

отделять

тот, кто является или был изолирован

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अलग

कोई व्यक्ति जो अलग हो गया हो या अलग कर दिया गया हो

🇧🇩Bengali

আলাদা করা

যে কেউ বা আলাদা করা হয়েছে

🇮🇳Tamil

பிரிக்கவும்

பிரிக்கப்பட்ட அல்லது பிரிக்கப்பட்ட ஒருவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

వేరుచేయు

వేరు చేయబడిన లేదా వేరు చేయబడిన వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

वेगळे करणे

कोणीतरी आहे किंवा वेगळे केले गेले आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

અલગ કરવું

કોઈ એવી વ્યક્તિ કે જેને અલગ કરવામાં આવી છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರತ್ಯೇಕಿಸಿ

ಯಾರಾದರೂ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರತ್ಯೇಕಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟವರು

🇮🇳Malayalam

വേർതിരിക്കുക

വേർതിരിക്കപ്പെട്ട അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വേർതിരിക്കപ്പെട്ട ഒരാൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵੱਖ ਕਰਨਾ

ਕੋਈ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜਿਸ ਨੂੰ ਵੱਖ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ ਜਾਂ ਵੱਖ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

الگ کرنا

کوئی ہے جو الگ ہو گیا ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

分离

正在或已经被隔离的人

🇯🇵Japanese

隔離する

隔離されている、または隔離されていた人

🇰🇷Korean

분리하다

분리되어 있거나 분리된 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tách biệt

một người đang hoặc đã bị tách biệt

🇹🇭Thai

แยก

คนที่เป็นหรือถูกแยกออกจากกัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

memisahkan

seseorang yang sedang atau telah dipisahkan

🇵🇭Filipino

paghiwalayin

isang taong nahiwalay o nahiwalay na

🇲🇾Malay

mengasingkan

seseorang yang sedang atau telah diasingkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فصل

شخص تم فصله أو تم فصله

🇮🇷Persian

جدا کردن

کسی که جدا شده یا شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

ayırmak

ayrılmış veya ayrılmış biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְבוּדֵד

מישהו שהופרד או הופרד

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