closed, participial adjective
- Origin:
- EnglishShow more Special sense of general English closed confined to a few people; limited by certain conditions.
historical, rare
Of (educational) institutions, public facilities, and residential areas, under apartheid legislation: reserved for White people only. Cf. open adjective.
1957 Open Universities in S. Afr. (Council of Universities of Cape Town & Witwatersrand) 3These four universities do not admit any non-whites. They are segregated universities for white students, and may be called ‘closed’ universities.
1989 Sunday Times 8 Oct. 7Discriminatory signs on ‘closed’ beaches..had been erected in terms of existing legislation.
reserved for White people only.
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