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    apartheid
    /əˈpɑːteɪt/

    noun

    • 1. (in South Africa) a policy or system of segregation or discrimination on grounds of race. historical

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  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › ApartheidApartheid - Wikipedia

    Apartheid ( / əˈpɑːrt ( h) aɪt / ə-PART- (h)yte, especially South African English : / əˈpɑːrt ( h) eɪt / ə-PART- (h)ayt, Afrikaans: [aˈpartɦɛit] ⓘ; transl. "separateness", lit. 'aparthood') was a system of institutionalised racial segregation that existed in South Africa and South West Africa [a] (now Namibia) from 1948 to the early 1990s. [note...

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishAPARTHEID | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Apartheid was a system of racial segregation and discrimination in South Africa, where white people had more rights and advantages than others. Learn more about the history, causes and effects of apartheid, and see how it is used in different contexts.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › apartheidApartheid Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Apartheid is a noun that means racial segregation, especially the former policy of discrimination against non-white people in South Africa. Learn the etymology, history, synonyms, and related phrases of apartheid from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

  5. www.britannica.com › topic › apartheidApartheid | South Africa, Definition, Facts, Beginning, & End

    Jun 17, 2024 · Apartheid was a policy in South Africa that governed relations between the white minority and nonwhite majority during the 20th century. Formally established in 1948, it sanctioned racial segregation and political and economic discrimination against nonwhites.

  6. www.history.com › topics › africaApartheid: Definition & South Africa | HISTORY

    Oct 7, 2010 · Apartheid, the legal and cultural segregation of the non-white citizens of South Africa, ended in 1994 thanks to activist Nelson Mandela and F.W. de Klerk.

  7. www.britannica.com › question › What-is-apartheidWhat is apartheid? | Britannica

    Apartheid ( Afrikaans: “apartness”) is the name of the policy that governed relations between the white minority and the nonwhite majority of South Africa during the 20th century.

  8. www.dictionary.com › browse › apartheidAPARTHEID Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Apartheid, spelled with a capital A, is most commonly used to refer specifically to South African Apartheid. The lowercase form, apartheid, is used in a more general way to refer to any system that segregates people based on certain characteristics, such as skin color, ethnicity, or caste.