desegregation


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de·seg·re·gate

 (dē-sĕg′rĭ-gāt′)
v. de·seg·re·gat·ed, de·seg·re·gat·ing, de·seg·re·gates
v.tr.
1. To abolish or eliminate segregation in.
2. To open (a school or workplace, for example) to members of all races or ethnic groups, especially by force of law.
v.intr.
To become open to members of all races or ethnic groups.
de·seg′re·ga′tion n.
de·seg′re·ga′tion·ist n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.desegregation - the action of incorporating a racial or religious group into a community
integrating, integration
group action - action taken by a group of people
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desegregation

noun
The act, process, or result of abolishing racial segregation:
integration.
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déségrégation

desegregation

[ˈdiːˌsegrəˈgeɪʃən] N → abolición f de la segregación
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

desegregation

[ˌdiːsɛgrɪˈgeɪʃən] n [schools] → déségrégation f
racial desegregation → déségrégation raciale
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

desegregation

n → Aufhebung f → der Rassentrennung (→ of in +dat), → Desegregation f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

desegregation

[ˈdiːˌsɛgrɪˈgeɪʃ/ən] n → abolizione f della segregazione razziale
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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