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apartheid

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/əˈpɑːthaɪt/ English

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noun

  1. The policy of racial separation used by South Africa from 1948 to 1990.
  2. (by extension) Any similar policy of racial separation/segregation and discrimination.
  3. (by extension) 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.

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