segregation

  • 31segregation — See integration. See integration, segregation …

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  • 32segregation — Synonyms and related words: Jim Crow, Jim Crow law, alien, alteration, analysis, anatomization, anti Semitism, apartheid, apartness, atomization, black power, black supremacy, change, chauvinism, class consciousness, class distinction, class… …

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  • 33segregation — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The act of separating] Syn. dissociation, disconnection, separation; see division 1 . 2. [The separation of racial groups] Syn. exclusion, discrimination, racial segregation, apartheid, Jim Crowism, Jim Crow. II (Roget s 3… …

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  • 34Segregation — 1. Begriff: Räumliche Trennung der Wohngebiete von sozialen (Teil )Gruppen in einer ⇡ Stadt oder ⇡ Region. Der Grad der S. ist umso höher, je stärker die räumliche Verteilung der Wohnstandorte einer Gruppe von der Verteilung der Gesamtbevölkerung …

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  • 35segregation — seg|re|ga|tion [ ,segrə geıʃn ] noun uncount the policy of keeping people from different groups, especially different races, separate. Integration is the policy of bringing these groups together: Racial segregation in schools is no longer legal… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 36segregation —    the availability of inferior facilities for a minority ethnic group    Literally, no more than separating one thing from another. A dysphemism in America and South Africa for giving whites better conditions than blacks.    A segregation unit,… …

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  • 37segregation — noun (U) the practice of keeping people of different races or religions apart and making them live, work, or study separately: The US Supreme Court ruled in 1954 that segregation in schools was unconstitutional. compare integration …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 38segregation — n separation, setting apart, isolation, cutting off, insulation, Med. quarantine; imprisonment, solitary confinement, Sl. cooler, Sl. icebox; seclusion, withdrawal, introversion, retirement, reclusion, self exile; exclusion, leaving out,… …

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  • 39segregation — UK [ˌseɡrɪˈɡeɪʃ(ə)n] / US [ˌseɡrəˈɡeɪʃ(ə)n] noun [uncountable] the policy of keeping people from different groups, especially different races, separate. Integration is the policy of bringing these groups together Racial segregation in schools is… …

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  • 40segregation — /sɛgrəˈgeɪʃən/ (say segruh gayshuhn) noun 1. the act of segregating. 2. the state of being segregated. 3. something segregated. 4. the policy or practice of providing separate facilities for people of different racial groups living in the same… …