apartheid
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/əˈpɑːthaɪt/
English
Definitions
noun
- The policy of racial separation used by South Africa from 1948 to 1990.
- (by extension) Any similar policy of racial separation/segregation and discrimination.
- (by extension) A policy or situation of segregation based on some specified attribute.
verb
- To impose a policy of segregation of groups of people, especially one based on race.
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Synonyms
racial segregationracistracialracismsegregationquarantineconfinementbarrierisolatinginterpositionseparatingsequestrationdiscriminationsegregatedremedialisolation