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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessegregación
Pronunciation / Transliteration: segregación
"La ley prohibió la segregación racial."
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The action or state of setting someone or something apart from other people or things.
"The country finally abolished racial segregation in schools."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin word 'segregatio', stemming from 'segregare', which means to set apart or separate from the flock ('se-' meaning apart + 'grex', 'greg-' meaning flock). Entering the English language in the late 16th century, the term initially carried general botanical and relational meanings before evolving into a primary sociological and political descriptor for systemic separation.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Segregation" is said worldwide
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ségrégation
Transliteration: ségrégation
"La lutte contre la ségrégation est essentielle."
Segregation
Transliteration: Segregation
"Die Segregation wurde gesetzlich verboten."
segregazione
Transliteration: segregazione
"La segregazione razziale è una violazione dei diritti umani."
segregación
Transliteration: segregación
"La ley prohibió la segregación racial."
segregação
Transliteration: segregação
"A segregação social continua a ser um problema grave."
अलगाव
Transliteration: algaav
"समाज में अलगाव की भावना को मिटाना चाहिए।"
隔离
Transliteration: gélí
"种族隔离政策已被废除。"
분리
Transliteration: bunri
"인종 분리는 철폐되어야 합니다."
隔離
Transliteration: kakuri
"人種隔離政策は廃止されました。"
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