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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The flood of immigrants who settled in the area were a motley crew – clannish Scandinavians, Germans, Irish Catholics escaping famine, Yankees from New England, Black refugees from the segregated South, Mexican workers seeking a better life.
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Harry Boyte, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2026
Black and white interactions—each coming out of segregated environments—could at times prove a combustible brew for military officers.
—Literary Hub, 6 Feb. 2026
In Jackson, Mississippi during the early 1960s, a young white woman teams up with two Black maids to document the realities of domestic work in segregated households.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 1 Feb. 2026
In segregated South Florida, Braddy and his family were not allowed to go to the beaches in Miami Beach, Wahid said.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2026
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Harry Boyte, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2026
Black and white interactions—each coming out of segregated environments—could at times prove a combustible brew for military officers.
—Literary Hub, 6 Feb. 2026
In Jackson, Mississippi during the early 1960s, a young white woman teams up with two Black maids to document the realities of domestic work in segregated households.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 1 Feb. 2026
In segregated South Florida, Braddy and his family were not allowed to go to the beaches in Miami Beach, Wahid said.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2026
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“Segregated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/segregated. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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