English
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Pronunciation
(RP): strictly IPA|/��p��thaɪt/, SAMPA|/@"pA:thaIt/ or IPA|/��p��theɪt/, SAMPA|/@"pA:theIt/ but the h is very often not pronounced because of the difficulty of following /t/ by /h/
(US): strictly enPR|�-pärtʹhīt, IPA|/��p�rthaɪt/, SAMPA|/@"pArthaIt/ or enPR|�-pärtʹh�t, IPA|/��p�rtheɪt/, SAMPA|/@"pArtheIt/ but the h is very often not pronounced because of the difficulty of following /t/ by /h/
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Etymology
From Af. #Afrikaans|apartheid (1929 in a South African socio-political context), literally "separateness", "apartness", from D. apart "separate" (from French àpart) + suffix -heid, cognate of English -hood.

Noun
en-noun|-

1. The policy of racial separation used in South Africa from 1948 to 1990.
2. By extension, any similar policy of racial separation.

Quotations
1963 "When the doors of a business are open to the public, they must be open to all regardless of race if apartheid is not to become engrained in our public [...]" — Lombard v. Louisiana 373 U.S. 267 (Justice William O. Douglas, concurring)

Translations
trans-top|policy of racial separation in South Africa
Finnish: rotuerottelu, apartheid
trans-mid
Portuguese: apartheid m
Spanish: apartheid m
trans-bottom

trans-top|any policy of racial separation
trans-mid
Portuguese: apartheid m
Spanish: apartheid m
trans-bottom

Category:South African English

Afrikaans

Noun
apartheid

1. #English|apartheid

Category:Afrikaans nouns

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fr:apartheid
it:apartheid
ja:apartheid
pl:apartheid
pt:apartheid
ru:apartheid
fi:apartheid
sv:apartheid
vi:apartheid

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