Apartheid Definition

ə-pärthīt, -hāt
noun
An official policy of racial segregation formerly practiced in the Republic of South Africa, involving political, legal, and economic discrimination against nonwhites.
American Heritage
The official policy (c. 1950-91) of strict racial segregation and discrimination against nonwhites practiced in South Africa.
Webster's New World
A policy or practice of separating or segregating groups.
American Heritage
Any policy or condition of discriminatory segregation or separation.
Webster's New World
The condition of being separated from others; segregation.
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Noun

Singular:
apartheid
Plural:
apartheids

Origin of Apartheid

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

    From Wiktionary

  • Afrikaans Dutch apart separate (from French à part apart apart) Dutch -heid -hood

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Apartheid Sentence Examples

  • The Apartheid caused there to be segregation in the schools between different races.

  • The Apartheid was the reason for much of the racial tension in South Africa.

  • Indaba is a fairly new brand that began with the demolition of apartheid.

  • Even today, the effects of the apartheid are seen in the African economy and social culture.

  • The actions today were part of a concerted campaign calling for boycott, divestment and sanctions against apartheid Israel.

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