segregation

Segregation is the act of separating, especially when applied to separating people by race. (noun)

An example of segregation is when African American and Caucasian children were made to attend different schools.

See segregation in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a segregating or being segregated; specif., the policy or practice of compelling racial groups to live apart from each other, go to separate schools, use separate social facilities, etc.
Genetics the separation of allelic genes into different gametes during meiosis so that a particular gamete receives only one member of a pair of characters

See segregation in American Heritage Dictionary 4

(sĕgˌrĭ-gāˈshən)

noun

The act or process of segregating or the condition of being segregated.
The policy or practice of separating people of different races, classes, or ethnic groups, as in schools, housing, and public or commercial facilities, especially as a form of discrimination.
Genetics The separation of paired alleles or homologous chromosomes, especially during meiosis, so that the members of each pair appear in different gametes.

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