segregated

adjective

seg·​re·​gat·​ed ˈse-gri-ˌgā-təd How to pronounce segregated (audio)
1
a
: set apart or separated from others of the same kind or group
a segregated account in a bank
b
: divided in facilities or administered separately for members of different groups or races
segregated education
c
: restricted to members of one group or one race by a policy of segregation
segregated schools
2
: practicing or maintaining segregation especially of races
segregated states

Examples of segregated in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Sumner first opened its doors in 1905 as a racially segregated school for African American students and quickly gained a reputation for high academic success. Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 8 Mar. 2024 During the Civil War, Black soldiers served in segregated units and were later shut out of leadership opportunities during World War I and in World War II, when less than 10% of veterans were non-White, CNN previously reported. Nicole Chavez, CNN, 25 Feb. 2024 Decades before Homer Plessy challenged a segregated rail car in Louisiana and almost a century before Rosa Parks sat down on an Alabama bus, Truth was chasing buses and equal rights in Washington. Cynthia Greenlee, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Feb. 2024 Before Garrett Morris found stardom in 1975 as the first Black cast member on Saturday Night Live, the 87-year-old comedian faced plenty of discrimination during his childhood in a segregated part of Louisiana. Gillian Telling, Peoplemag, 5 Feb. 2024 Officials at Tuesday’s event say the new 2-mile pedestrian and bike trail will mirror the same walk Mendez and others took to get to their segregated school. Victoria Ivie, Orange County Register, 31 Jan. 2024 Bettmann / Getty Images Freedom Riders were black and white civil rights activists who traveled through various southern cities to protest segregated lunch counters, restrooms, and other facilities at bus terminals in 1961. USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2024 On June 9, 1964, for instance, Rev. T.Y. Rogers organized a march with the NAACP to protest segregated drinking fountains and restrooms in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Rodney Coates, The Conversation, 20 Feb. 2024 In 1954, the US Supreme Court struck down segregated public schools as unconstitutional in Brown v. Board of Education to address disparities based on race, but today’s threats to equitable and accessible education are being jeopardized through digital attacks. Nicole Tisdale, WIRED, 12 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1652, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of segregated was in 1652

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Cite this Entry

“Segregated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/segregated. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

segregated

adjective
1
a
: set apart from others of the same kind or group
b
: divided in facilities or administered separately for members of different groups or races
c
: restricted to one group or race by a policy of segregation
segregated schools
2
: practicing or maintaining segregation especially of races
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