apartheid

Significado (Inglés)

Noun

1. (South-Africa, countable, historical, uncountable) The policy of racial segregation in South Africa from 1948 to 1994.
2. (broadly, countable, uncountable) Any similar policy of racial segregation or separation and discrimination, particularly when in favor of a minority rule.
3. (broadly, countable, uncountable) A policy or situation of segregation based on some specified attribute.

Verb

To impose a policy of segregation of groups of people, especially one based on race.

Conceptos

apartheid

segregación racial

Sinónimos

racial segregation

separatism

color bar

colour bar

segregation

segregationism

Traducciones

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φυλετικός διαχωρισμός

απαρτχάιντ

فَصْل عُنْصُرِيّ

πολιτική φυλετικού διαχωρισμού

segregazione razziale

segregatie

apartheid

أبارتهيد

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/əˈpɑːtheɪt/

Etimología (Inglés)

Cognado con inglés: -hood

In summary

Borrowed from Afrikaans apartheid (literally “separateness, apartness”) (1929 in a South African socio-political context), from Afrikaans apart (“separate”) + suffix -heid, cognate of English -hood.