apartheid
[ uh-pahrt-hahyt, -heyt, uh-pahr-tahyt, -teyt ]
/ əˈpɑrt haɪt, -heɪt, əˈpɑr taɪt, -teɪt /
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noun
(in the Republic of South Africa) a rigid former policy of segregating and economically and politically oppressing the nonwhite population.
any system or practice that separates people according to color, ethnicity, caste, etc.
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British Dictionary definitions for apartheid
apartheid
/ (əˈpɑːthaɪt, -heɪt) /
noun
(in South Africa) the official government policy of racial segregation; officially renounced in 1992
Word Origin for apartheid
C20: Afrikaans, from apart apart + -heid -hood
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Cultural definitions for apartheid
apartheid
[ (uh-pahr-teyet, uh-pahr-tayt) ]
The racist policy (see racism) of South Africa that long denied blacks and other nonwhites civic, social, and economic equality with whites. It was dismantled during the 1990s. (See Nelson Mandela.)
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