Definition of Desegregation

1. Noun. The action of incorporating a racial or religious group into a community.

Exact synonyms: Integrating, Integration
Generic synonyms: Group Action
Derivative terms: Desegregate, Integrate, Integrate, Integrate
Antonyms: Segregation

Definition of Desegregation

1. Proper noun. 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. ¹

2. Noun. The act or process of eliminating segregation. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Desegregation

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Desegregation

desecrating
desecration
desecrations
desecrator
desecrators
deseed
deseeded
deseeding
deseeds
desegmentation
desegrated
desegregate
desegregated
desegregates
desegregating
desegregation (current term)
desegregations
deselect
deselectable
deselected
deselecting
deselection
deselections
deselects
desensationalize
desensationalized
desensationalizes
desensationalizing
desensitisation
desensitisation procedure

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