segregated

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adjective

seg·​re·​gat·​ed ˈse-gri-ˌgā-təd 

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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

segregated

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past tense and past participle of segregate entry 1

Examples of segregated in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Years ago, drone operators worked in segregated corridors to monitor their own aircraft. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026

In 1947, Jackie Robinson integrated Major League Baseball, yet by 1955, Little League in the South remained segregated. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2026

The party’s manifesto also calls for segregated classes, with refugee children taught separately by other refugees, and teaching designed to convey the message that staying in Germany is temporary. — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026

There was a time that predates both of your births, probably, where the New York independent-film world was very segregated. — Rachel Handler, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1652, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for segregated

• abdicated
• abrogated
• acclimated
• activated
• actuated
• adumbrated
• advocated
• aggravated
• aggregated
• agitated
• allocated
• alternated

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