Desegregated

/diːˈsɛɡrɪɡeɪtɪd/ adjective

Definition

Having been integrated so that racial, ethnic, or social groups are no longer forcibly separated.

Etymology

Past tense and past participle of desegregate. This adjective describes schools, institutions, or communities that have undergone the process of ending forced segregation.

Kelly Says

Desegregated schools didn't happen automatically—it took decades of court orders, protests, and brave students like the Little Rock Nine to make 'desegregated' a reality for American schools.

Translations

DEDeutsch
entsegregiert
ehn-tseh-greh-gert
ESEspañol
desegregado
deh-seh-greh-gah-doh
FRFrançais
déségrégué
deh-seh-greh-gay
JA日本語
人種隔離を撤廃
jinshu kakuri o teppai
KO한국어
인종 분리 폐지
injong bunri pyeji
PTPortuguês
desagregado
deh-sah-greh-gah-doo
ZH中文
废除种族隔离
fèi chū zǒng zú gé lí

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