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segregation in Malay

pengasingan

/sɛɡɹəˈɡeɪ̯ʃən/

segregation in Malay: pengasingan, pemisahan, segregasi, pemencilan. In English, segregation means the act of setting apart and organizing things based upon their characteristics.

Malay words for segregation

setting apart or separation
pengasingan, pemisahan, segregasi
politics, public policy — see also apartheid
pengasingan, pemisahan, pemencilan, pemulauan
sociology — see also apartheid
pengasingan, pemisahan, pemencilan, pemulauan
biology
segregasi
mineralogy
segregasi

English meaning of segregation

  1. noun The act of setting apart and organizing things based upon their characteristics.
  2. noun The separation of people based upon race, sex, religion, or other identity in institutions.
  3. noun The setting apart in Mendelian inheritance of alleles, such that each parent passes only one allele to its offspring.
  4. noun Separation from a mass, and gathering about centers or into cavities at hand through cohesive or adhesive attraction or the crystallizing process.

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Questions about segregation in Malay

What is the meaning of segregation in Malay?
Segregation in Malay is pengasingan, pemisahan, segregasi, pemencilan.
Apakah maksud segregation dalam bahasa Melayu?
Segregation: pengasingan, pemisahan, segregasi, pemencilan.
What does segregation mean in English?
Segregation means the act of setting apart and organizing things based upon their characteristics.

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