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May 27, 2012
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seg•re•gat•ed



Pronunciation: (seg'ri-gā"tid), [key]
—adj.
1. characterized by or practicing racial segregation: a segregated school system.
2. restricted to one group, esp. exclusively on the basis of racial or ethnic membership: segregated neighborhoods.
3. maintaining separate facilities for members of different, esp. racially different, groups: segregated education.
4. discriminating against a group, esp. on the basis of race: a segregated economy.
5. set apart.

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