Meaning & use
Segregated
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Set apart from others or divided along particular lines, especially by race, class, or religion.
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The museum exhibit documents daily life in the segregated American South before the civil rights movement.
The company maintains segregated accounts for client funds and its own operating capital.
A note on using this word
Outside its historical and social usage, "segregated" also appears in finance and law to describe funds or records kept strictly apart for regulatory reasons.
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