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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 secluded
Familiarity information: SEX SEGREGATION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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