noun Download 🔗Share The policy of racial separation used by South Africa from 1948 to 1990. Examples : "South Africa's apartheid system led to many inequalities in education and jobs. " politics government history society race nation right Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (by extension) Any similar policy of racial separation/segregation and discrimination. Examples : "Even though it wasn't legally enforced, the school's unofficial system of keeping students of different economic backgrounds separate in different classes felt like a form of apartheid. " politics race government inhuman history society law Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (by extension) A policy or situation of segregation based on some specified attribute. Examples : "The school's unwritten rules created an academic apartheid, with students from wealthier families receiving more opportunities. " politics government society race inhuman history world state moral Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To impose a policy of segregation of groups of people, especially one based on race. Examples : "The school district apartheid students by placing them in different classrooms based on their skin color. " politics race government history society law inhuman moral Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading