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View synonyms for desegregation

desegregation

[ dee-seg-ri-gey-shuhn, dee-seg- ]

noun

  1. the elimination of laws, customs, or practices under which people from different religions, ancestries, ethnic groups, etc., are restricted to specific or separate public facilities, neighborhoods, schools, organizations, or the like.


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Other Words From

  • deseg·re·gation·ist noun
  • anti·de·segre·gation adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of desegregation1

First recorded in 1950–55; de- + segregation

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