apartheid

a·part·heid  (-pärtht, -ht)

n.

1. An official policy of racial segregation formerly practiced in the Republic of South Africa, involving political, legal, and economic discrimination against nonwhites.

2. A policy or practice of separating or segregating groups.

3. The condition of being separated from others; segregation.

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[Afrikaans : Dutch apart, separate (from French à part, apart; see apart) + Dutch -heid, -hood.]

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apartheid [əˈpɑːthaɪt -heɪt]

n

(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (in South Africa) the official government policy of racial segregation; officially renounced in 1992

[Afrikaans, from apart apart + -heid -hood]

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apartheid

the policy of strict racial segregation and political and economic discrimination against non-whites practiced in the Republic of South Africa.

See also: Race

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the policy of strict racial segregation and political and economie discrimination against non-whites practiced in the Republic of South Africa.

See also: Government

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apartheid - From Dutch apart, "separate," and -heid, "-hood," it is pronounced uh-PAHR-tayt or uh-PAHR-tight.

See also related terms for hood.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

apartheid - a social policy or racial segregation involving political and economic and legal discrimination against people who are not Whites; the former official policy in South Africa social policy - a policy of for dealing with social issues

Translations

apartheid [əˈpɑːteɪt] N → apartheid m

apartheid [əˈpɑː^rthaɪt] n → apartheid m

apartheid

n → Apartheid f

apartheid [əˈpɑːteɪt] n → apartheid m