segregation

English Thesaurus

1. the act of segregating or sequestering (noun.act)

hypernym	:	separation,
definition	:	the social act of separating or parting company (noun.act)

2. a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups (noun.group)

hypernym	:	social organisation, social organization, social structure, social system, structure,
definition	:	the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships (noun.group)

hyponym	:	racial segregation,
definition	:	segregation by race (noun.group)

hyponym	:	de facto segregation,
definition	:	segregation (especially in schools) that happens in fact although not required by law (noun.group)

hyponym	:	de jure segregation,
definition	:	segregation that is imposed by law (noun.group)

hyponym	:	purdah, sex segregation,
definition	:	the traditional Hindu or Muslim system of keeping women secluded (noun.group)

hyponym	:	white separatism,
definition	:	a social system in which white people live separately from members of other races (noun.group)

3. (genetics) the separation of paired alleles during meiosis so that members of each pair of alleles appear in different gametes (noun.process)

hypernym	:	biological process, organic process,
definition	:	a process occurring in living organisms (noun.process)

part meronym	:	meiosis, miosis, reduction division,
definition	:	(genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms; the nucleus divides into four nuclei each containing half the chromosome number (leading to gametes in animals and spores in plants) (noun.process)

domain category	:	genetic science, genetics,
definition	:	the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms (noun.cognition)

4. the act of segregating or sequestering (noun.act)

antonym	:	desegregation, integrating, integration,
definition	:	the action of incorporating a racial or religious group into a community (noun.act)

derivation	:	segregationist, segregator,
definition	:	someone who believes the races should be kept apart (noun.person)

derivation	:	segregate,
definition	:	separate or isolate (one thing) from another and place in a group apart from others (verb.change)

derivation	:	seclude, sequester, sequestrate, withdraw,
definition	:	keep away from others (verb.change)

derivation	:	segregate,
definition	:	divide from the main body or mass and collect (verb.contact)

5. a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups (noun.group)

derivation	:	segregationist, segregator,
definition	:	someone who believes the races should be kept apart (noun.person)

derivation	:	segregate,
definition	:	separate by race or religion; practice a policy of racial segregation (verb.social)

6. the act of segregating or sequestering (noun.act)

antonym	:	desegregation, integrating, integration,
definition	:	the action of incorporating a racial or religious group into a community (noun.act)

derivation	:	segregationist, segregator,
definition	:	someone who believes the races should be kept apart (noun.person)

derivation	:	segregate,
definition	:	separate or isolate (one thing) from another and place in a group apart from others (verb.change)

derivation	:	seclude, sequester, sequestrate, withdraw,
definition	:	keep away from others (verb.change)

derivation	:	segregate,
definition	:	divide from the main body or mass and collect (verb.contact)

7. a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups (noun.group)

derivation	:	segregationist, segregator,
definition	:	someone who believes the races should be kept apart (noun.person)

derivation	:	segregate,
definition	:	separate by race or religion; practice a policy of racial segregation (verb.social)