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The legal battle against segregation is won, but the community battle goes on.
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Meaning of "segregation" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SEGREGATION

segregation  [ˌsɛɡrɪˈɡeɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SEGREGATION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Segregation is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SEGREGATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of segregation in the English dictionary

The first definition of segregation in the dictionary is the act of segregating or state of being segregated. Other definition of segregation is the practice or policy of creating separate facilities within the same society for the use of a minority group. Segregation is also the process in which a component of an alloy or solid solution separates in small regions within the solid or on the solid's surface.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SEGREGATION


aggregation
ˌæɡrɪˈɡeɪʃən
allegation
ˌælɪˈɡeɪʃən
centrifugation
ˌsɛntrɪfjʊˈɡeɪʃən
congregation
ˌkɒŋɡrɪˈɡeɪʃən
conjugation
ˌkɒndʒʊˈɡeɪʃən
delegation
ˌdɛlɪˈɡeɪʃən
disaggregation
ˌdɪsæɡrɪˈɡeɪʃən
elongation
ˌiːlɒŋˈɡeɪʃən
homologation
hɒˌmɒləˈɡeɪʃən
interrogation
ɪnˌtɛrəˈɡeɪʃən
investigation
ɪnˌvɛstɪˈɡeɪʃən
irrigation
ˌɪrɪˈɡeɪʃən
ligation
laɪˈɡeɪʃən
litigation
ˌlɪtɪˈɡeɪʃən
mitigation
ˌmɪtɪˈɡeɪʃən
navigation
ˌnævɪˈɡeɪʃən
obligation
ˌɒblɪˈɡeɪʃən
prolongation
ˌprəʊlɒŋˈɡeɪʃən
propagation
ˌprɒpəˈɡeɪʃən
relegation
ˌrɛlɪˈɡeɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SEGREGATION

segmentary
segmentate
segmentation
segmentation cavity
segni
segno
sego
Segovia
segreant
segregable
segregant
segregate
segregated
segregational
segregationist
segregative
segregator
segue
segugio
seguidilla

WORDS THAT END LIKE SEGREGATION

accreditation
action
administration
animation
application
association
certification
citation
combination
communication
confirmation
conversation
corporation
creation
decoration
destination
documentation
duration
education
evaluation
excitation

Synonyms and antonyms of segregation in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SEGREGATION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «segregation» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of segregation

Translation of «segregation» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SEGREGATION

Find out the translation of segregation to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of segregation from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «segregation» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

> 隔离
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

segregación
570 millions of speakers

English

segregation
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अलगाव
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الفصل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сегрегация
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

segregação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পৃথকীকরণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ségrégation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pemisahan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Trennung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

隔離
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

분리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Segregasi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phân biệt chủng tộc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பாகுபாடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अलगाव
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ayrım
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

segregazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

segregacja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сегрегація
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

segregare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διαχωρισμού
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

segregasie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

segregering
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

segregering
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of segregation

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SEGREGATION»

The term «segregation» is quite widely used and occupies the 26.308 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SEGREGATION» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «segregation» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «segregation» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about segregation

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10 QUOTES WITH «SEGREGATION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word segregation.
1
Leonard Boswell
The March on Washington affirmed our values as a people: equality and opportunity for all. Forty-one years ago, during a time of segregation, these were an ideal.
2
Cab Calloway
Everybody did something. It was very entertaining. We had a lot of fun. Lot of fun. And there was no segregation, that I could see. I never saw any.
3
Cab Calloway
We didn't have any segregation at the Cotton Club. No. The Cotton Club was wide open, it was free.
4
Michael N. Castle
During the days of segregation, there was not a place of higher learning for African Americans. They were simply not welcome in many of the traditional schools. And from this backward policy grew the network of historical black colleges and universities.
5
John Henrik Clarke
In the United States, the Supreme Court's decision of 1954, outlawing segregation in school systems, was greeted with mixed feelings of hope and skepticism by African-Americans.
6
Stanley Crouch
The grand irony, however, is that Southern segregation was not brought to an end, nor redneck violence dramatically reduced, by violence.
7
Robert Dallek
Racial segregation in the South not only separated the races, but it separated the South from the rest of the country.
8
Dorothy Day
The legal battle against segregation is won, but the community battle goes on.
9
John Deacon
I didn't actually realise what apartheid meant. I'm probably a bit naive, but I thought it was more of a vague segregation, like on the beaches and buses.
10
Shelby Foote
When you grow up in a totally segregated society, where everybody around you believes that segregation is proper, you have a hard time. You can't believe how much it's a part of your thinking.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SEGREGATION»

Discover the use of segregation in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to segregation and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Segregation: A Global History of Divided Cities
But as Carl H. Nightingale shows us in this magisterial history, segregation is everywhere, deforming cities and societies worldwide.
Carl H. Nightingale, 2012
2
Segregation: The Inner Conflict in the South
First published in 1956, Segregation is a collection of Robert Penn Warren's informal conversations with southerners in the wake of the Brown v.
Robert Penn Warren, 1994
3
American Apartheid: Segregation and the Making of the Underclass
This powerful and disturbing book links persistent poverty among blacks in the United States to the unparalleled degree of deliberate segregation they experience in American cities.
Douglas S. Massey, 1993
4
Brown V. Board of Education: The Case Against School Segregation
Discusses the 1954 Supreme Court case that fought state-sponsered segregation in American schools and the results and repercussions of the case.
Wayne Anderson, 2003
5
Gender and Jobs: Sex Segregation of Occupations in the World
Sex in the world
Richard Anker, 1998
6
Beyond Segregation: Multiracial And Multiethnic Neighborhoods
Readers will learn the history of the neighborhoods and develop an understanding of the people that reside in them, the reasons they stay, and the work it takes to maintain each neighborhood as an affordable, integrated place to live.
Michael Maly, 2008
7
Segregation: The Rising Costs for America
The book is uniquely valuable to students in the social sciences and public policy, as well as to policy makers, and city planners.
James H. Carr, Nandinee K. Kutty, 2010
8
'Sleepwalking to Segregation'?: Challenging Myths about Race ...
Challenging myths about race and migration, this text has a wide market. Race and ethnicity is a key module in many social science courses, and this new book contains valuable data.
Nissa Finney, Ludi Simpson, 2009
9
Science for Segregation: Race, Law, and the Case against ...
With meticulous research and a nuanced understanding of the complexities of race and law, Jackson tells a disturbing tale about race in America.
Jr., John P. Jackson, 2005
10
Grain Boundary Segregation in Metals
The current book deals with fundamentals of grain boundary segregation in metallic materials and its relationship to the grain boundary structure, classification and other materials properties.
Pavel Lejcek, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SEGREGATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term segregation is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Obama administration to unveil major new rules targeting …
It also required the government to go one step further — to actively dismantle segregation and foster integration in its place — a mandate that for decades has ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
2
WATCH: Alleged racial segregation at Curro school caught on camera
Curro Roodeplaat Private School is under the spotlight again - this time after what appears to be racially segregated classes were caught on camera. «News24, Jun 15»
3
TX Teacher Fired for Segregation Comments About McKinney
A Texas teacher was fired after posting a comment about McKinney going off on the resignation of Officer Eric Casebolt, “the blacks” causing problems, and how ... «Mediaite, Jun 15»
4
Probe confirms Curro school segregation
Johannesburg - An investigation instituted by the Gauteng Education Department has shown that there was racial segregation at Curro Foundation School in ... «Independent Online, May 15»
5
Southern Baptists discuss race, slavery and segregation
NASHVILLE — The Southern Baptist Convention is taking its biggest step to date to confront the legacy of support for slavery and segregation that still looms ... «The Tennessean, Mar 15»
6
Statement by Minister Yasir Naqvi on review of segregation policy in …
As part of that, our government is launching a comprehensive review of the segregation policy and its use in correctional facilities, including how it interacts with ... «Government of Ontario News, Mar 15»
7
Before Rosa Parks, A Teenager Defied Segregation On An Alabama …
Rosa Parks is well-known for her refusal to give up her seat to a white passenger on a public bus in Montgomery, Ala., in December 1955. But Parks' civil rights ... «NPR, Mar 15»
8
Library of Congress makes available Rosa Parks' writings on Jim …
WASHINGTON (AP) - Rosa Parks wrote at length about her observations and feelings on segregation during the civil rights movement in handwritten accounts ... «WJLA, Feb 15»
9
Popular South African private school accused of 'segregation' in new …
An investigation has been launched into one of South Africa's biggest private school providers after it was accused of running a policy that segregated black and ... «The Independent, Feb 15»
10
Group launching legal challenge to limit use of solitary confinement …
Even as many countries, including the United States, rein in use of segregation in prisons, Canada's Correctional Investigator says this country has ramped up ... «National Post, Jan 15»

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