DE FACTO SEGREGATION
Dictionary entry overview: What does de facto segregation mean? • DE FACTO SEGREGATION (noun)
The noun DE FACTO SEGREGATION has 1 sense:
1. segregation (especially in schools) that happens in fact although not required by law
Familiarity information: DE FACTO SEGREGATION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• DE FACTO SEGREGATION (noun)
Meaning:
Segregation (especially in schools) that happens in fact although not required by law
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("de facto segregation" is a kind of...):
segregation; separatism (a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups)
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