segregasyon
segregasyón with stress marks
segregation
Usage Note
Segregasyon is used in formal, academic, and political contexts to describe the separation of groups by race, class, religion, or other characteristics. It is heard in discussions of social justice, colonial history, and urban planning. The term is not commonly used in casual conversation.
Examples
" May segregasyon ng basura dito. "
Natural Translation
There is garbage segregation here.
Literal Translation
There-is segregation of garbage here.
" May segregasyon ng basura dito sa aming lugar. "
Natural Translation
There is segregation of garbage here in our place.
Literal Translation
There-is segregation of garbage here in our place.
" Pinag-aralan ng mga mananaliksik kung paano nakaapekto ang segregasyon ng lahi sa edukasyon ng mga bata noong nakaraang siglo. "
Natural Translation
The researchers studied how racial segregation affected the education of children in the past century.
Literal Translation
Studied by-the researchers how affected the segregation of race in education of the children during past century.
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