segregation

seg·re·ga·tion  (sgr-gshn)

n.

1. The act or process of segregating or the condition of being segregated.

2. The policy or practice of separating people of different races, classes, or ethnic groups, as in schools, housing, and public or commercial facilities, especially as a form of discrimination.

3. Genetics The separation of paired alleles or homologous chromosomes, especially during meiosis, so that the members of each pair appear in different gametes.

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segregation

Noun

1. the practice or policy of creating separate facilities within the same society for the use of a racial or minority group

2. the act of segregating

segregational adj
segregationist n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	segregation - (genetics) the separation of paired alleles during meiosis so that members of each pair of alleles appear in different gametes genetic science, genetics - the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms meiosis, miosis, reduction division - (genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms; the nucleus divides into four nuclei each containing half the chromosome number (leading to gametes in animals and spores in plants) biological process, organic process - a process occurring in living organisms
	2.	segregation - a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups separatism social organisation, social organization, social structure, social system, structure - the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships; "the social organization of England and America is very different"; "sociologists have studied the changing structure of the family" racial segregation - segregation by race de facto segregation - segregation (especially in schools) that happens in fact although not required by law de jure segregation - segregation that is imposed by law sex segregation, purdah - the traditional Hindu or Muslim system of keeping women secluded white separatism - a social system in which white people live separately from members of other races
	3.	segregation - the act of segregating or sequestering; "sequestration of the jury" sequestration separation - the social act of separating or parting company; "the separation of church and state" desegregation, integrating, integration - the action of incorporating a racial or religious group into a community

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segregation

noun separation, discrimination, apartheid, isolation

Translations

segregation [sɛgrɪˈgeɪʃən] n → segregación f

segregation [sɛgrɪˈgeɪʃən] n → ségrégation f

segregation [sɛgrɪˈgeɪʃən] segregate n → Trennung f

segregation [sɛgrɪˈgeɪʃən] n → segregazione f