apartheid.
the state of being separate; separateness
Meaning & usage
the state of being separate; separateness
a characteristic that sets something or someone apart
Where this word comes from
From apart (“separate, apart”) + -heid (“-hood”).
the policy of racial segregation used in South Africa from 1948 to 1994; apartheid
any similar policy of racial segregation
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Afrikaans apartheid, from Dutch apartheid.
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