Desegregation

//disɛɡɹəˈɡeɪ̯ʃən// name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act or process of eliminating segregation. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    the action of incorporating a racial or religious group into a community wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A specific period in United States history during which laws requiring racial segregation were struck down and the practice was deterred, beginning in the United States military during World War II and occurring in society in general from the mid-1950s.

Synonyms

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integratingintegrationintegration

Etymology

From de- + segregation.

Related phrases

world war ii

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