segregation
🇺🇸
/ˌseɡrɪˈɡeɪʃn/
🇬🇧
/ˌseɡrɪˈɡeɪʃn/
noun
R
the act of separating people into different groups based on race, religion, or sex and treating them differently
Racial segregation kept people apart based on skin color.
R
the act of separating people or things from a larger group
The segregation of waste helps with recycling.
translation
the act of separating people into different groups based on race, religion, or sex and treating them differently; the act of separating people or things from a larger group
Word Forms
Plural
segregations