apartheid
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7.9
- noun
- /əˈpɑːrˌteɪd/
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apartheid
- Annexing the West Bank and Gaza without fully integrating Palestinians would be perceived by the world as apartheid.
- gender apartheid
- form of apartheid
- apartheid system
But it is a, it is the worst kind of almost horrible oppression and gender apartheid.
- But it is a, it is the worst kind of almost horrible oppression and gender apartheid.
- Steve Hilton, apartheid, Fauci wants mask apartheid in our schools.
- They claim it Britain, parts of Britain become apartheid States and they want their own little mini caliphate.
Examples
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But can we say we have gender apartheid in American medicine?
Academic text (2001) -
Nevertheless, many in Chester have tried to fight back against this exercise in environmental apartheid.
Academic text (2000) -
And as for "apartheid," anyone who thinks this is an apartheid state knows nothing.
Blog text (19) -
If we analyze Israel's overall policies, apartheid is one of the control factors regarding Palestinians.
Blog text (15) -
In the economic sphere, commercial marginalization and technological apartheid have been mentioned frequently.
Academic text (2000) -
Mandela had been jailed for speaking out against apartheid until it was abolished in 1990.
Blog text (9) -
As for black children, they were invisible to the white community, cloaked by the apartheid of segregated schools and churches.
Fiction book (2000) -
Since 1967, with Washington's unprecedented backing, the Israelis have established a new kind of apartheid.
Academic text (1992) -
Many students in the country face digital apartheid due to unequal access to technology.
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The report highlighted the persistent economic apartheid affecting low-income neighborhoods in the city.
Synonyms
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6.1
Authorities keep people apart by race or religion, often with different facilities
A belief that keeps people of different races or religions apart
Antonyms
Compounds
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6.7
A period in South Africa 1948–early 1990s when the government kept races separate and treated non-white people unfairly
- South African
Keeping people of different races apart in everyday public places like hotels and trains
How Segregated
Surface Forms
Etymology
Apartheid comes from Afrikaans and Dutch parts apart 'separate' and -heid 'state' or 'ness', so it literally means a 'state of being apart' and is now used by comparison to describe strong separation or exclusion in areas like housing, the internet, or services.