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segregated

/ˈseɡrɪɡeɪtɪd/adjective

उच्चारण सेग्रिगेटिड

पृथक, अलग किया हुआ, अलग-अलग बँटा हुआ

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adjective
  1. 1

    (of an area or a building) used by one group of people only, especially people of a particular race, sex or religion

    पृथक, अलग किया हुआ, अलग-अलग बँटा हुआ

    • racially segregated schools
    • Before 1964, many parts of the southern United States had segregated buses and restaurants.
    • The city once had segregated schools for different communities.
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    • Segregated housing made it hard for families to mix.
    • Many countries have abolished segregated public transport.

    Synonyms separated separate divided isolated

    Opposite integrated mixed desegregated

  2. 2

    kept apart from other things or people

    अलग रखा हुआ, पृथक्कृत

    • segregated waste for recycling
    • The hospital has segregated wards for infectious patients.
    • The factory keeps segregated storage areas for dangerous chemicals.
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    • Segregated bins in the kitchen separate wet and dry waste.
    • Segregated patients were treated in a separate wing.

    Synonyms separated sorted isolated

    Opposite mixed combined

◇Word family
segregate verbsegregation noundesegregate verb
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

separated separate divided isolated sorted

Antonyms

integrated mixed desegregated combined

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General knowledge

Apartheid was the system of racial segregation in South Africa that ended in the early 1990s, and Nelson Mandela fought against it.

Apartheid दक्षिण अफ़्रीका में नस्लीय पृथक्करण (racial segregation) की व्यवस्था थी जो 1990 के दशक की शुरुआत में समाप्त हुई, और Nelson Mandela ने इसके विरुद्ध संघर्ष किया।