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apartheid

/əˈpɑː.taɪd/

/əˈpɑːr.taɪt/

Translations

apartheidnoun

apartheids

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

Апартеид был системой институционализированной расовой сегрегации в Южной Африке.

Synonyms

racial discrimination

apartheidadjective

/əˈpɑː.taɪd/

/əˈpɑːr.taɪt/

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

Synonyms

racially discriminatory

racially segregative

apartheidnoun

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.

apartheidadjective

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

International sanctions were imposed on the apartheid regime.