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segregado

segregated

adjective seh-greh-GAH-doh Rare
People & Society Politics

Also means

separated

Usage Note

Segregado is the past participle of segregar and functions as an adjective meaning kept apart, especially along racial, social, or physical lines. The feminine form is segregada. In social and political discourse it carries the same weight as its English cognate. Do not confuse with separado (simply 'apart'), which lacks the connotation of systematic exclusion.

Examples

"El barrio estuvo segregado durante décadas."

Natural Translation

The neighbourhood was segregated for decades.

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