Segregated — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

divide from the main body or mass and collect

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈɛɡɹɪɡˌeɪɾᵻd/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈɛɡɹɪɡˌeɪtɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈɛɡɹɪɡˌeɪtɪd/

4 syllables Say it as /sˈɛɡɹɪɡˌeɪɾᵻd/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

segregate unintegrated

Antonyms

integrated desegregate

Parts of Speech

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”
adjective	separated or isolated from others or a main group “a segregated school system”

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

getrennt

getrennt nach Rasse oder Religion; eine Politik der Rassentrennung praktizieren

🇫🇷French

séparé

séparés par race ou religion; pratiquer une politique de ségrégation raciale

🇪🇸Spanish

aislado

separados por raza o religión; practicar una política de segregación racial

🇮🇹Italian

segregato

separati per razza o religione; praticare una politica di segregazione razziale

🇳🇱Dutch

gescheiden

gescheiden door ras of religie; voeren een beleid van rassenscheiding

🇵🇹Portuguese

segregado

separados por raça ou religião; praticar uma política de segregação racial

🇷🇺Russian

изолированный

разделены по расе или религии; практиковать политику расовой сегрегации

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जुदा

जाति या धर्म के आधार पर अलग; नस्लीय अलगाव की नीति अपनाएं

🇧🇩Bengali

বিচ্ছিন্ন

জাতি বা ধর্ম দ্বারা পৃথক; জাতিগত বিচ্ছিন্নতার নীতি অনুশীলন করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

பிரிக்கப்பட்டது

இனம் அல்லது மதத்தால் பிரிக்கவும்; இனப் பிரிவினைக் கொள்கையை நடைமுறைப்படுத்துங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

వేరు చేయబడింది

జాతి లేదా మతం ద్వారా వేరు; జాతి విభజన విధానాన్ని పాటించండి

🇮🇳Marathi

वेगळे केले

वंश किंवा धर्मानुसार वेगळे; वांशिक पृथक्करणाच्या धोरणाचा सराव करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

અલગ

જાતિ અથવા ધર્મ દ્વારા અલગ; વંશીય અલગતાની નીતિનો અભ્યાસ કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರತ್ಯೇಕಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

ಜನಾಂಗ ಅಥವಾ ಧರ್ಮದಿಂದ ಪ್ರತ್ಯೇಕ; ಜನಾಂಗೀಯ ಪ್ರತ್ಯೇಕತೆಯ ನೀತಿಯನ್ನು ಅಭ್ಯಾಸ ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വേർതിരിച്ചു

ജാതിയോ മതമോ വേർതിരിക്കുക; വംശീയ വേർതിരിവ് നയം പ്രയോഗിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵੱਖ ਕੀਤਾ

ਨਸਲ ਜਾਂ ਧਰਮ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਵੱਖਰਾ; ਨਸਲੀ ਅਲੱਗ-ਥਲੱਗ ਦੀ ਨੀਤੀ ਦਾ ਅਭਿਆਸ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

علیحدہ

نسل یا مذہب کے لحاظ سے الگ؛ نسلی علیحدگی کی پالیسی پر عمل کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

隔离的

因种族或宗教信仰而分开；实行种族隔离政策

🇯🇵Japanese

隔離された

人種や宗教によって区別する。人種隔離政策を実践する

🇰🇷Korean

분리된

인종이나 종교로 구분됩니다. 인종차별 정책을 실시하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tách biệt

tách biệt theo chủng tộc hoặc tôn giáo; thực hiện chính sách phân biệt chủng tộc

🇹🇭Thai

แยกจากกัน

แยกตามเชื้อชาติหรือศาสนา ปฏิบัติตามนโยบายการแบ่งแยกเชื้อชาติ

🇮🇩Indonesian

tersendiri

dipisahkan berdasarkan ras atau agama; menerapkan kebijakan segregasi rasial

🇵🇭Filipino

pinaghiwalay

hiwalay ayon sa lahi o relihiyon; magsagawa ng patakaran ng paghihiwalay ng lahi

🇲🇾Malay

diasingkan

dipisahkan oleh kaum atau agama; mengamalkan dasar pengasingan kaum

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

منفصل

منفصلة حسب العرق أو الدين؛ ممارسة سياسة الفصل العنصري

🇮🇷Persian

تفکیک شده است

جدا بر اساس نژاد یا مذهب؛ سیاست جداسازی نژادی را اعمال کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

ayrılmış

ırk veya dine göre ayrılmış; ırk ayrımcılığı politikası uygulamak

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְנוּזָר

נפרדים לפי גזע או דת; לקיים מדיניות של הפרדה גזעית

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What is the primary definition of the word 'segregated'?

The primary meaning of 'segregated' is 'separate by race or religion; practice a policy of racial segregation'.

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Using 'segregated' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'segregated' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'segregated' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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