What is the meaning of segregated?

verb

  • Separate by race or religion; practice a policy of racial segregation.
    • usage: "This neighborhood is segregated"; "We don't segregate in this county"
  • Divide from the main body or mass and collect.
    • usage: "Many towns segregated into new counties"; "Experiments show clearly that genes segregate"
  • Separate or isolate (one thing) from another and place in a group apart from others.
    • usage: "the sun segregates the carbon"; "large mining claims are segregated into smaller claims"

adjective

  • Separated or isolated from others or a main group.
    • usage: "a segregated school system"; "a segregated neighborhood"
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APAWordNet. (2010). segregated. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/segregated/definitions/1183038
ChicagoWordNet. 2010. "segregated" http://smartdefine.org/segregated/definitions/1183038 (accessed September 22, 2026).
HarvardWordNet 2010, segregated, Smart Define, viewed 22 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/segregated/definitions/1183038>.
MLAWordNet. "segregated" 23 October 2010. Web. 22 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/segregated/definitions/1183038>
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