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antiapartheid

antiapartheid

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Opposed to apartheid, the system of racial separation in South Africa
  • adjective
  • /ˌæntiəˈpɑːrθeɪd/
: antiapartheid
  • The antiapartheid movement sought to end racial segregation in South Africa.

Examples

  • Antiapartheid leftist politics has been a bit bemused and even wrong-footed by the evident and continuing validity of such ethnic identities.

    Academic text (2001)

  • She participated in antiapartheid protests to promote equality and justice.

  • Many activists fought tirelessly for antiapartheid reforms during the 1980s.

Surface Forms

antiapartheid positive

Morphology

antiapartheid = apartheid (transparent) = anti + apartheid

The word transparently means 'anti-' plus 'apartheid', i.e. opposing apartheid.

Etymology

Antiapartheid combines anti- meaning 'against' and apartheid, a South African word from Afrikaans made from apart meaning 'separate' or 'apart'. So antiapartheid means 'against' the system that kept people of different races apart in South Africa.