segregation

«segregation» in Mova's school dictionary: Keeping groups of people apart by law or custom because… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (segregation, uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) Keeping groups of people apart by law or custom because of their race, religion or sex; it is unfair and wrong. tree →

2) (formal) Separating things into groups: the segregation of waste for recycling. tree →

sense in the lessons

In history lessons, segregation in the USA and apartheid in South Africa kept Black and white people apart in schools, buses and shops; Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King fought it. In everyday life, segregating rubbish means sorting it. Phrases: racial segregation, end segregation.

examples

• Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat and helped end segregation. tree →
• Segregation meant Black children went to different schools. tree →
• Segregation was unfair and is now against the law. tree →
• Martin Luther King spoke out against segregation. tree →
• The segregation of waste makes recycling easier. tree →
• The museum taught us about the history of segregation. tree →

note

Uncountable. Verb: segregate. Opposite: integration. A serious topic: segregation by race is unjust.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «segregation» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.