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Meaning
Noun
●
In South African English:
The
policy
of
racial
separation
used by South Africa from 1948 to 1990.
●
Any
similar
policy
of
racial
separation/segregation and
discrimination
,
particularly
when
in favor of
a
minority
rule.
●
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.
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Origin
apartheid
English
apartheid
Afrikaans
apartheid
Dutch
-heid
Dutch
-heit
Middle Dutch (ca. 1050-1350)
-heid
Old Dutch
apart
Dutch
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Antonyms
Antiapartheid
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