apartheid

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

racial segregation

separatism

color bar

colour bar

segregation

segregationism

Translations

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φυλετικός διαχωρισμός

απαρτχάιντ

segregazione razziale

segregatie

فَصْل عُنْصُرِيّ

πολιτική φυλετικού διαχωρισμού

apartheid

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈpɑːtheɪt/

Etymology

Cognate with English: -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.