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desegregation

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de⋅seg⋅re⋅ga⋅tion

  [dee-seg-ri-gey-shuhn, dee-seg-]
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–noun
the elimination of laws, customs, or practices under which different races, groups, etc., are restricted to specific or separate public facilities, neighborhoods, schools, organizations, or the like.
Origin:
1950–55; de- + segregation

Related forms:
de⋅seg⋅re⋅ga⋅tion⋅ist, noun
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de·seg·re·gate   (dē-sěg'rĭ-gāt')   
v.   de·seg·re·gat·ed, de·seg·re·gat·ing, de·seg·re·gates

v.   tr.

  1. To abolish or eliminate segregation in.

  2. To open (a school or workplace, for example) to members of all races or ethnic groups, especially by force of law.

v.   intr.
To become open to members of all races or ethnic groups.
de·seg're·ga'tion n., de·seg're·ga'tion·ist n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

desegregation 
1952, Amer.Eng., from de- "do the opposite of" + segregation "apartheid" (see segregate).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: de·seg·re·ga·tion
Pronunciation: dE-"se-gr&-'gA-sh&n
Function: noun
1 : the action or an instance of desegregating
2 : the state of being desegregated
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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