apartheid
To impose a policy of segregation of groups of people, especially one based on raceTo impose a policy of segregation of groups of people, especially one based on race.
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» We supported the anti-apartheid movement.
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1 sensesTo impose a policy of segregation of groups of people, especially one based on race.
Apartheid, Apartheid, Apartheid
апартеи́дapartɛíd, апартеи́дapartɛíd
апартеї́дapartejíd
Examples
24 sentencesWe supported the anti-apartheid movement.
Israel is ruled by an apartheid regime.
This whole apartheid system should be dismantled.
Luis published many videos in which he criticized the racist apartheid regime.
Apartheid's legacy requires persistent global action.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Afrikaans apartheid (literally “separateness, apartness”) (1929 in a South ABorrowed from Afrikaans apartheid (literally “separateness, apartness”) (1929 in a South African socio-political context), from Afrikaans apart (“separate”) + suffix -heid, cognate of English -hood.
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Forms
apartheids, apartheiding, apartheided, apartheided| Base form | apartheid · to apartheid |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | apartheids |
| Present participle | apartheiding |
| Past simple | apartheided |
| Past participle | apartheided |
regular · Lesson
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
20 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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