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I've been offered jobs by companies that supported apartheid many times in the 25 years of my modeling career, but I have never taken one of them. I have to refuse that money, because I'm not going to work against my people. They've suffered enough.
Naomi Campbell

Meaning of "apartheid" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD APARTHEID

Afrikaans, from apartapart + -heid-hood.
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PRONUNCIATION OF APARTHEID

apartheid  [əˈpɑːthaɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF APARTHEID

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Apartheid is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES APARTHEID MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Apartheid

Apartheid was a system of racial segregation in South Africa enforced through legislation by the National Party governments, the ruling party from 1948 to 1994, under which the rights, associations and movements of the majority black inhabitants were curtailed and Afrikaner minority rule was maintained. Apartheid was developed after World War II by the Afrikaner-dominated National Party and Broederbond organisations and was practiced also in South West Africa, which was administered by South Africa under a League of Nations mandate, until it gained independence as Namibia in 1990. By extension, the term is nowadays currently used for every kind of segregation, established by the state authority in a country, against the social and civil rights of a minority of citizens, due to ethnic prejudices. Racial segregation in South Africa began in colonial times under Dutch rule. Apartheid as an officially structured policy was introduced following the general election of 1948.

Definition of apartheid in the English dictionary

The definition of apartheid in the dictionary is the official government policy of racial segregation; officially renounced in 1992.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH APARTHEID


aheight
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behight
bɪˈhaɪt
bright
braɪt
cite
saɪt
copyright
ˈkɒpɪˌraɪt
despite
dɪˈspaɪt
Fahrenheit
ˈfærənˌhaɪt
fight
faɪt
flight
flaɪt
height
haɪt
hight
haɪt
huaFahrenheit
ˈfærənhaɪt
hyte
haɪt
invite
ɪnˈvaɪt
knight
naɪt
light
laɪt
lite
laɪt
might
maɪt
night
naɪt
overnight
ˌəʊvəˈnaɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE APARTHEID

apage
apagoge
apagogic
apagogical
apagogically
apanage
apanaged
aparejo
apart
apart from
aparthotel
apartment
apartment block
apartment building
apartment complex
apartment house
apartmental
apartments
apartness
apatetic

WORDS THAT END LIKE APARTHEID

Aeneid
anti-apartheid
araneid
braeheid
breid
campodeid
cepheid
clupeid
deid
El Obeid
heid
Nereid
Perseid
proteid
Reid
Remscheid
reverse Apartheid
scarabaeid
tracheid
Wattenscheid

Synonyms and antonyms of apartheid in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «apartheid» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF APARTHEID

Find out the translation of apartheid to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of apartheid from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «apartheid» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

种族隔离
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

apartheid
570 millions of speakers

English

apartheid
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रंगभेद
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الفصل العنصري
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

апартеида
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

apartheid
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জাতিবিদ্বেষ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

apartheid
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Apartheid
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Apartheid
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アパルトヘイト
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

아파 르트 헤이트
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Apartheid
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

phân biệt chủng tộc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நிறவெறி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वर्णद्वेषाचे किंवा वर्णभेद
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ırk ayrımı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

apartheid
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

apartheid
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

апартеїду
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

apartheid
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

απαρτχάιντ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

apartheid
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

apartheid
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

apartheid
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of apartheid

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «APARTHEID»

The term «apartheid» is quite widely used and occupies the 27.533 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «APARTHEID» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «apartheid» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «apartheid» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about apartheid

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10 QUOTES WITH «APARTHEID»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word apartheid.
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Mahmoud Abbas
Our efforts are not aimed at isolating Israel or de-legitimizing it; rather we want to gain legitimacy for the cause of the people of Palestine. We only aim to de-legitimize the settlement activities and the occupation and apartheid and the logic of ruthless force, and we believe that all the countries of the world stand with us in this regard.
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Barbara Amiel
There are, of course, all sorts of other unpleasant regimes outside the walls as well - the military dictators of Latin America and the apartheid regime of South Africa.
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Jean-Bertrand Aristide
The structure of apartheid is still rooted in the Haitian society. When you have apartheid, you don't see those behind the walls. That is the reality of Haiti.
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Malik Bendjelloul
The kids growing up in the apartheid era were so restricted and angry - if they spoke out against it, they were thrown in jail.
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Lauren Beukes
Being a journalist, being exposed to the world, to social injustice, to intolerance, growing up here, under apartheid, benefitting from that, has all shaped who I am and what my passions are, and of course that's going to come through in my writing.
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Hans Blix
The South Africans decided that they would like to prove to the world they did not have any nuclear weapons and their decision was not doubted because it was the end of the Cold War, it was also the end of apartheid.
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Zola Budd
I will never regret not denouncing apartheid.
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Naomi Campbell
I've been offered jobs by companies that supported apartheid many times in the 25 years of my modeling career, but I have never taken one of them. I have to refuse that money, because I'm not going to work against my people. They've suffered enough.
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John Deacon
I didn't actually realise what apartheid meant. I'm probably a bit naive, but I thought it was more of a vague segregation, like on the beaches and buses.
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F. W. de Klerk
I have made the most profound apology in front of the Truth Commission and on other occasions about the injustices which were wrought by apartheid.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «APARTHEID»

Discover the use of apartheid in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to apartheid and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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American Apartheid: Segregation and the Making of the Underclass
This powerful and disturbing book links persistent poverty among blacks in the United States to the unparalleled degree of deliberate segregation they experience in American cities.
Douglas S. Massey, 1993
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South Africa: The Rise and Fall of Apartheid
Written in a clear and accessible manner, the book: charts the history of the apartheid regime, starting with the institution of the policy, through the mounting opposition in the 1970’s and 1980’s, to its eventual collapse in the ...
Nancy L. Clark, William H. Worger, 2014
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Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical ...
No one concerned with issues of public health and racial justice can afford not to read Medical Apartheid, a masterful book that will stir up both controversy and long-needed debate. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Harriet A. Washington, 2008
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Palestine Peace Not Apartheid
In this book President Carter shares his intimate knowledge of the history of the Middle East and his personal experiences with the principal actors, and he addresses sensitive political issues many American officials avoid.
Jimmy Carter, 2006
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Anatomy of a Miracle: The End of Apartheid and the Birth of ...
Journalist Patti Waldmeir evokes this era of uncertainty in Anatomy of a Miracle, her comprehensive new book about the stunning and-historically speaking-swift tranformation of South Africa from white minority oligarchy to black-ruled ...
Patti Waldmeir, 1998
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Art and the End of Apartheid
This is the The first book to fully explore cosmopolitan modern art by black South Africans under apartheid.
John Peffer, 2009
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The Rise, Fall, and Legacy of Apartheid
This book effectively documents the real story of apartheid and examines the legacy of this political strategy on South Africa.
P. Eric Louw, 2004
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Comrades Against Apartheid: The ANC & the South African ...
This book is about the South African Communist Party and how it took over the leadership of the African National Congress between 1960 and 1990, during the time when both organisations were banned in South Africa and forced to establish ...
Stephen Ellis, Tsepo Sechaba, 1992
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History after Apartheid: Visual Culture and Public Memory in ...
History after Apartheid analyzes how, in the midst of the momentous shift to an inclusive democracy, South Africa’s visual and material culture represented the past while at the same time contributing to the process of social ...
Annie E. Coombes, 2003
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Poverty and Policy in Post-apartheid South Africa
This authoritative volume explores poverty and labor market issues over the first decade of democracy in South Africa.
Haroon Bhorat, S. M. Ravi Kanbur, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «APARTHEID»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term apartheid is used in the context of the following news items.
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Ghosts of the past: How Jacob Zuma and other ANC political figures …
As internal resistance to the Apartheid regime grew, police clamped down ruthlessly. Explosions, usually detonated by limpet mines, were ... «Daily Maverick, Jul 15»
2
SEE! Stop arming Israeli apartheid
To commemorate the anniversary of Israel's military attackon the Gaza Strip last summer, UK activists organised a demonstration Monday ... «Alternative Information Center, Jul 15»
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Why I painted a rainbow flag on Israel's apartheid wall
The apartheid wall, built in violation of international law, cuts across our land and our water. It divides farmers from their trees and crops, ... «The Electronic Intifada, Jul 15»
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Apartheid claims over Welsh plans
PARENTS have blasted the council's idea to stop Welsh education at their school with one describing the proposals as like “an apartheid”. «Powys County Times, Jul 15»
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From apartheid to acclaim: Order of Canada recipient's journey from …
The patient had a problem with his “bird.” To Mohamed Ravalia, the new family doctor in Twillingate, N.L., this sounded odd. The gentleman ... «National Post, Jul 15»
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Crime, capital and economic apartheid
In the book Blank: Architecture, Apartheid and After (edited by H Judin and I Vladislavic; David Philip Publishers, Cape Town 1998), Lindsay ... «Thought Leader, Jul 15»
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“Compared to Lutuli, Sobukwe was a Heavyweight” – Apartheid
Robert Sobukwe - How Can Man Die Better BJ Vorster, prime minister of the apartheid regime from from 1966 to 1978, once said: “Compared ... «Books LIVE, Jul 15»
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We need an 'apartheid museum'
Then display these in a museum we can name “Apartheid Museum” along ... the evils of apartheid and racism, and thus become good citizens. «News24, Jul 15»
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The Complexities of Speaking in Public After Apartheid: An Excerpt …
In the book, Garman considers the contribution of Antjie Krog, the prolific poet, non-fiction author and activist, to the post-apartheid public ... «Books LIVE, Jul 15»
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Zuma and apartheid: The excuse with a thousand faces
PRESIDENT Jacob Zuma's remarkable recent threat, that he would consider "relooking" at apartheid uses of force to quell university unrest ... «BDlive, Jun 15»

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