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apartheid

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Main Entry:
apart·heid 
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Pronunciation:
\ə-ˈpär-ˌtāt, -ˌtīt\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Afrikaans, from apart apart + -heid -hood
Date:
1947
1: racial segregation ; specifically : a former policy of segregation and political and economic discrimination against non-European groups in the Republic of South Africa2: separation, segregation <cultural apartheid> <gender apartheid>


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