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SEX SEGREGATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sex segregation mean? 

SEX SEGREGATION (noun)
  The noun SEX SEGREGATION has 1 sense:

1. the traditional Hindu or Muslim system of keeping women secludedplay

  Familiarity information: SEX SEGREGATION used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SEX SEGREGATION (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The traditional Hindu or Muslim system of keeping women secluded

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Synonyms:

purdah; sex segregation

Hypernyms ("sex segregation" is a kind of...):

segregation; separatism (a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups)


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