Apartheid

Pronunciation: /əˈpɑːrˌtaɪt/

Apartheid (noun)

  1. A system where people of different races are kept separate and treated unequally.
  2. A policy in South Africa from 1948 to 1994 that enforced racial separation and discrimination.

Examples

  • The apartheid system enforced strict racial segregation.
  • Apartheid laws prohibited interracial marriages.

Common collocations: enforce apartheid, apartheid policy, end apartheid, apartheid era, apartheid regime

Synonyms of Apartheid

Formal

Neutral

Antonyms of Apartheid

  • social policies