apartheid

English

/əˈpɑːtheɪt/, /əˈpɑɹthaɪt/, /əˈpɑɹtheɪt/, /əˈpɑɹ.taɪd/

noun
Definitions
  • (South Africa) The policy of racial separation used by South Africa from 1948 to 1990.
  • (by extension) Any similar policy of racial separation/segregation and discrimination.
  • (by extension) A policy or situation of segregation based on some specified attribute.

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans apartheid (separateness, apartness) derived from Dutch, Flemish apart (separate, apart).

Origin

Dutch (Brabantic)

apart

Gloss

separate, apart

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