Apartheid South Africa

English

proper noun
Definitions
  • (exonym) South Africa from 1948 to 1991, when the apartheid policy was in force (some definitions may include pre-1948 and extend it to 1994).

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans apartheid (separateness, apartness).

Origin

Afrikaans

apartheid

Gloss

separateness, apartness

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