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
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How in the world had my mother, a young Black woman and the eldest of four, raised by two parents who had never finished high school in a segregated town in southwestern Louisiana, spent a summer in Europe in the 1960s?
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Shayla Martin, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Apr. 2026
Black workers at Augusta National — men and women who had worked there through a segregated era most of us can’t even fully comprehend — lined up to shake his hand, some with tears in their eyes.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026
Panamanians increasingly resented having their country split in two by the racially segregated, colony-like zone.
—The Conversation, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
The exhibit offers a powerful look at life in the segregated South through rare color photos many people haven't seen before.
—Christopher Harris, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
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Shayla Martin, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Apr. 2026
Black workers at Augusta National — men and women who had worked there through a segregated era most of us can’t even fully comprehend — lined up to shake his hand, some with tears in their eyes.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026
Panamanians increasingly resented having their country split in two by the racially segregated, colony-like zone.
—The Conversation, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
The exhibit offers a powerful look at life in the segregated South through rare color photos many people haven't seen before.
—Christopher Harris, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
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“Segregated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/segregated. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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