segregation
/ˌseɡrɪˈɡeɪʃn/noun
उच्चारण सेग्रिगेशन
पृथक्करण, अलगाव, भेदभावपूर्ण विभाजन
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the act or policy of separating people of different races or religions, or of different sexes, and treating them in a different way
पृथक्करण, अलगाव, भेदभावपूर्ण विभाजन
- racial segregation in South Africa under apartheid
- The museum tells the story of segregation in the American South.
- The leader spoke out against segregation in schools.
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- Segregation of the sexes in classrooms was once common in some countries.
- Laws ended segregation in public buses.
Synonyms separation discrimination apartheid isolation division
Opposite integration desegregation unification inclusion
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the act of keeping one thing separate from another
अलग करना, छँटाई
- segregation of waste into wet and dry
- Segregation of dry waste makes recycling easier.
- Effective segregation of waste is the first step in recycling.
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- The factory carries out segregation of damaged goods.
- Hospitals follow strict segregation of medical waste.
Synonyms separation sorting division isolation
Opposite mixing combination
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seg·re·ga·tion
With -re- (not 'segragation' or 'segrigation'); the verb segregate.
बीच में -re- ('segragation' या 'segrigation' गलत है); verb segregate।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Apartheid was the system of racial segregation in South Africa until 1994; Gandhi began his struggle against racial discrimination there; segregation of waste at source is a rule under the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016.
Apartheid 1994 तक दक्षिण अफ़्रीका में नस्लीय पृथक्करण की व्यवस्था थी; गांधी जी ने वहीं नस्लीय भेदभाव के विरुद्ध संघर्ष शुरू किया; Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 के तहत स्रोत पर कचरे का पृथक्करण नियम है।