apartheid

a·part·heid

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
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- [uh-pahrt-hahyt, -heyt, uh-pahr-tahyt, -teyt]
- /əˈpɑrt haɪt, -heɪt, əˈpɑr taɪt, -teɪt/
- /əˈpɑː.taɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uh-pahrt-hahyt, -heyt, uh-pahr-tahyt, -teyt]
- /əˈpɑrt haɪt, -heɪt, əˈpɑr taɪt, -teɪt/

Definitions of apartheid word

uncountable noun apartheid Apartheid was a political system in South Africa in which people were divided into racial groups and kept apart by law. 3
noun apartheid (in South Africa) the official government policy of racial segregation; officially renounced in 1992 3
noun apartheid the official policy (c. 1950-91) of strict racial segregation and discrimination against nonwhites practiced in South Africa 3
noun apartheid (in the Republic of South Africa) a rigid former policy of segregating and economically and politically oppressing the nonwhite population. 1
noun apartheid any system or practice that separates people according to color, ethnicity, caste, etc. 1
noun apartheid (in South Africa) a policy or system of segregation or discrimination on grounds of race. 1

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Origin of apartheid

First appearance:

before 1945

One of the 6% newest English words

1945-50; < Afrikaans, equivalent to apart apart + -heid -hood

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Parts of speech for Apartheid

noun

adjective

verb

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preposition

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apartheid popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for apartheid

noun apartheid

discrimination — an act or instance of discriminating, or of making a distinction.
racism — a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human racial groups determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to dominate others or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
separation — an act or instance of separating or the state of being separated.

All 3 Synonyms of apartheid