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

The move comes on the heels of the Air Force confirming Saturday that course instruction about the Tuskegee Airmen − the more than 15,000 Black pilots, mechanics and cooks in the segregated Army of World War II − had been pulled from basic training curriculum. —Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2025

In some cases, Black people in the segregated South had no access to public bathrooms at all. —The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 22 Jan. 2025

Inequality, especially when a community is racially diverse and spatially segregated, has been linked to underinvestment in public goods such as schools, roads and hospitals. —Tom Kemeny, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2025

As women in Afghanistan have been effectively separated, segregated and removed from the public square, locking them in the vicious circle of gender apartheid, the international community must identify the best ways to address this treatment of women with unapologetic steps. —Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1652, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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