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сегрега́ция — meaning in English

segregatsiya

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English meaning

  • segregation noun The enforced separation of people into different groups, especially by race, and the denial of equal treatment that goes with it.

Senses

сегрега́ция is used for these senses in English:

  • segregation (politics, public policy) The separation of people (geographically, residentially, or in businesses, public transit, etc) into racial or other categories (e.g. religion, sex).
  • segregation (sociology) The separation of people (geographically, residentially, or in businesses, public transit, etc) into various categories which occurs due to social forces (culture, etc).

segregation — full definition

  1. noun The enforced separation of people into different groups, especially by race, and the denial of equal treatment that goes with it.
  2. noun The act of keeping things or people apart and organized into separate groups.
  3. noun In genetics, the process by which paired versions of a gene separate so each parent passes on only one copy to their offspring.
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