English Explanatory Dictionary

desegregation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act or process of eliminating segregation.
name
  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.

Pronunciation

/disɛɡɹəˈɡeɪ̯ʃən/

Word forms

desegregation desegregations

Etymology

From de- + segregation.

Derived words

antidesegregation desegregationist
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