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apartheid

/əˈpɑː.taɪd/

/əˈpɑːr.taɪt/

apartheidnoun

apartheids

Translations

Apartheid was a system of institutionalized racial segregation in South Africa.

Апартеид был системой институционализированной расовой сегрегации в Южной Африке.

Definitions

A policy or system of segregation or discrimination on grounds of race, particularly the former policy in South Africa.

Apartheid was officially abolished in South Africa in 1994.

A state of being apart or separated; segregation.

The apartheid between the two communities was evident in their separate schools and facilities.

Synonyms

racial discrimination

apartheidadjective

/əˈpɑː.taɪd/

/əˈpɑːr.taɪt/

Used attributively before a noun to denote relation to apartheid; non-gradable.

Definitions

Relating to or characteristic of the policy or system of apartheid.

International sanctions were imposed on the apartheid regime.

Synonyms

racially discriminatory

racially segregative