segregated

adjective

seg·​re·​gat·​ed ˈse-gri-ˌgā-təd 

1

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

Examples of segregated in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Sumter spoke about her path to becoming a Civil Rights attorney from attending segregated schools as a child. —Damenica Ellis, Charlotte Observer, 19 June 2025

Karl, who was born in 1938 in the Polish city of Lwow, recounts for the camera how the Nazis arrived and moved Jewish families like hers to a segregated ghetto. —Christine Dimattei, Sun Sentinel, 18 June 2025

So when news spread on the app that President Trump signed an executive order lifting the ban on segregated facilities for civil contractors, Daye sprung into action. —Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 15 June 2025

The department’s only non-white fire chief was Ed Wilson, who began his career in the 1940s in one of those segregated fire houses reserved for Black firefighters only and then led the department during the 1980s. —Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

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