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purdah vs segregation

segregation vs purdah

purdah and segregation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
purdah Yes No No No
segregation Yes No No No
As nouns, segregation is a hypernym of purdah; that is, segregation is a word with a broader meaning than purdah:
  • purdah: the traditional Hindu or Muslim system of keeping women secluded
  • segregation: a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups
Other hypernyms of purdah include separatism.
purdah (noun) segregation (noun)
a screen used in India to separate women from men or strangers the act of segregating or sequestering
the traditional Hindu or Muslim system of keeping women secluded a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups
a state of social isolation (genetics) the separation of paired alleles during meiosis so that members of each pair of alleles appear in different gametes
Difference between purdah and segregation

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