Meaning Of The Word Apartheid

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apartheid
uncountable noun: Apartheid was a political system in South Africa in which people were divided into racial groups and kept apart by law.

apartheid in American English
the official policy (c. 1950-91) of strict racial segregation and discrimination against nonwhites practiced in South Africa
noun: a rigid policy of segregation of the non-White population

apartheid in British English
noun: (formerly in South Africa) the official government policy of racial segregation; officially renounced in 1992

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