segregation (EN)

noun

noun “segregation”

1. the act or process of keeping things or people apart
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   The segregation of recyclable materials from general waste helps reduce environmental impact.
2. the enforced separation of different racial or other groups of people in a community, institution, or country
   In the 1950s, schools in some countries practiced segregation, with separate facilities for different races.