English Explanatory Dictionary

apartheid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The policy of racial segregation in South Africa from 1948 to 1994.
  2. Any similar policy of racial segregation or separation and discrimination, particularly when in favor of a minority rule.
  3. A policy or situation of segregation based on some specified attribute.
verb
  1. To impose a policy of segregation of groups of people, especially one based on race.

Pronunciation

/əˈpɑːtheɪt/ /əˈpɑːthaɪt/ ə-pärtʹhāt ə-pärtʹhīt /əˈpɑɹtheɪt/ /əˈpɑɹthaɪt/ en-us-Apartheid2.ogg en-us-apartheid.ogg ə-pärʹtīd /əˈpɑɹ.taɪd/

Word forms

apartheid apartheids apartheiding apartheided

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans apartheid (literally “separateness, apartness”) (1929 in a South African socio-political context), from Afrikaans apart (“separate”) + suffix -heid, cognate of English -hood.

Synonyms

plural relations

Antonyms

antiapartheid

Related words

Jim Crow law

Derived words

anti-apartheidism anti-apartheidist apartheid anthem Apartheid Clyde Apartheid Defense League apartheider apartheidesque apartheid flag apartheidic apartheidisation apartheidish apartheidism apartheidist apartheidistic apartheidization apartheidize apartheidlike apartheidness eco-apartheid ecoapartheid grand apartheid petty apartheid postapartheid preapartheid
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