Definitions for desegregation

desegregation de·seg·re·ga·tion

Spelling: [dee-seg-ri-gey-shuh n, dee-seg-]
IPA: /ˌdi sɛg rɪˈgeɪ ʃən, diˌsɛg-/

Desegregation is a 13 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 16 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 19 points.

You can make 2192 anagrams from letters in desegregation (adeeegginorst).

Definitions for desegregation

noun

  1. the elimination of laws, customs, or practices under which people from different religions, ancestries, ethnic groups, etc., are restricted to specific or separate public facilities, neighborhoods, schools, organizations, or the like.

Origin of desegregation

First recorded in 1950-55; de- + segregation

Examples for desegregation

In the 1970s, conservatives who had lost the moral battle on civil rights demanded exemptions to desegregation.

The local commander also arranged for the desegregation of some off-base social facilities in a effort to improve black morale.

The second question of usage concerns the words integration and desegregation.

Some on the far right may sincerely believe their liberties are being threatened, but they believed that about desegregation too.

Strom responded by writing the first draft of the “Southern Manifesto,” pledging “massive resistance” to desegregation.

There are Republicans who can talk about the civil rights movement and the battle for desegregation with passion and principle.

Word Value for desegregation
Scrable

16

Words with friends

19

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