Segregation is the official practice of keeping people apart, usually people of different sexes, races, or religions.
Racial segregation in schools was ruled unconstitutional.
...the segregation of male and female students.
Synonyms: separation, discrimination, apartheid, isolation More Synonyms of segregation
segregation in British English
(ˌsɛɡrɪˈɡeɪʃən)
noun
1.
the act of segregating or state of being segregated
2. sociology
the practice or policy of creating separate facilities within the same society for the use of a minority group
3. genetics
the separation at meiosis of the two members of any pair of alleles into separate gametes
See also Mendel's laws
4. metallurgy
the process in which a component of an alloy or solid solution separates in small regions within the solid or on the solid's surface
Derived forms
segregational (ˌsegreˈgational)
adjective
segregation in American English
(ˌsɛgrəˈgeɪʃən)
noun
1.
a segregating or being segregated; specif., the policy or practice of compelling racial groups to live apart from each other, go to separate schools, use separate social facilities, etc.
2. Genetics
the separation of allelic genes into different gametes during meiosis so that a particular gamete receives only one member of a pair of characters