apartheid

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Afrikaans apartheid (literally “separateness, apartness”) (1929 in a South African socio-political context), from Afrikaans apart (“separate”) + suffix -heid, cognate of English -hood. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, strictly) IPA(key): /əˈpɑːtheɪt/, /əˈpɑːthaɪt/ (US, strictly) enPR: ə-pärtʹhāt, ə-pärtʹhīt, IPA(key): /əˈpɑɹtheɪt/, /əˈpɑɹthaɪt/ Note: the h is very often not pronounced because of the difficulty of following /t/ with /h/, but the sequence is not pronounced as the digraph th (/ð/, /θ/). (US, laxly) enPR: ə-pärʹtīd, IPA(key): /əˈpɑɹ.taɪd/ === Noun === apartheid (countable and uncountable, plural apartheids) (South Africa, historical) The policy of racial segregation in South Africa from 1948 to 1994. Synonym: plural relations (by extension) Any similar policy of racial segregation or separation and discrimination, particularly when in favor of a minority rule. 1963, Justice William O. Douglas, concurring, Lombard v. Louisiana (373 U.S. 267): 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 […] . (by extension) A policy or situation of segregation based on some specified attribute. For more quotations using this term, see Citations:apartheid. === Verb === apartheid (third-person singular simple present apartheids, present participle apartheiding, simple past and past participle apartheided) To impose a policy of segregation of groups of people, especially one based on race. ==== Antonyms ==== antiapartheid ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === hit parade == Afrikaans == === Etymology === From Dutch apartheid, equivalent to apart (“separate, apart”) +‎ -heid (“-ness, -hood”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ɐˈpartɦɛit] === Noun === apartheid (uncountable) apartheid == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌaːˈpɑrt.ɦɛi̯t/ Hyphenation: apart‧heid === Etymology 1 === From apart (“separate, apart”) +‎ -heid (“-hood”). ==== Noun ==== apartheid f (plural apartheden, diminutive apartheidje n) the state of being separate; separateness a characteristic that sets something or someone apart ===== Descendants ===== Afrikaans: apartheid === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Afrikaans apartheid, from Dutch apartheid. ==== Noun ==== apartheid f (uncountable, no diminutive) the policy of racial segregation used in South Africa from 1948 to 1994; apartheid (by extension) any similar policy of racial segregation ===== Derived terms ===== apartheidsbeleid apartheidspolitiek === Anagrams === hitparade == Finnish == === Etymology === From Afrikaans apartheid (literally “separateness, apartness”) (1929 in a South African socio-political context), from Afrikaans apart (“separate”) + suffix -heid, cognate of English -hood. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑpɑrthɑi̯d/, [ˈɑ̝pɑ̝r.t̪hɑ̝i̯d] Rhymes: -ɑpɑrthɑid === Noun === apartheid apartheid ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “apartheid”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 == French == === Etymology === From Afrikaans apartheid (literally “separateness, apartness”) (1929 in a South African socio-political context), from Afrikaans apart (“separate”) +‎ -heid (cognate of English -hood). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.paʁ.tɛd/ Hyphenation: a‧par‧theid === Noun === apartheid m (invariable) (history) apartheid (racial segregation in South Africa from 1948 to 1994) apartheid (any policy of racial segregation) ==== Synonyms ==== ségrégation ségrégationnisme séparation === Anagrams === hit-parade == Indonesian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Afrikaans apartheid (“South Africa policy of racial segregation”, literally “separateness, apartness”), from Dutch apartheid. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [aparˈteɪt̚] Hyphenation: apar‧théid === Noun === aparthéid (plural apartheid-apartheid) (historical) apartheid: the policy of racial segregation used by South Africa from 1948 to 1994 ==== Alternative forms ==== aparteid === Further reading === “apartheid”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Italian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Afrikaans apartheid (literally “separateness, apartness”) (1929 in a South African socio-political context), from Afrikaans apart (“separate”) + suffix -heid, cognate of English -hood. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.parˈtajd/, (careful style) /a.parˈtɛjd/, (careful style) /a.parˈtejd/ Rhymes: -ajd, (careful style) -ɛjd, (careful style) -ejd === Noun === apartheid m (invariable) (history) apartheid (racial segregation in South Africa from 1948 to 1994) apartheid (any policy of racial segregation) === References === === Further reading === apartheid in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Afrikaans apartheid. === Noun === apartheid m (definite singular apartheiden, uncountable) apartheid === References === “apartheid” in The Bokmål Dictionary. “apartheid” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Afrikaans apartheid. === Noun === apartheid m (definite singular apartheiden, uncountable) apartheid === References === “apartheid” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Polish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Afrikaans apartheid. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aˈpart.xajt/, /aˈpart.xɛjt/ Rhymes: -artxajt, -artxɛjt Syllabification: a‧part‧heid === Noun === apartheid m inan (historical) apartheid (policy of racial segregation in South Africa from 1948 to 1994) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === apartheid in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN apartheid in Polish dictionaries at PWN apartheid in PWN's encyclopedia == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English apartheid, from Afrikaans apartheid, from Dutch apartheid. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: apar‧theid === Noun === apartheid m (countable and uncountable, plural apartheids) (historical, uncountable) apartheid (policy of racial segregation in South Africa) (countable) apartheid (any policy of racial segregation) === Further reading === “apartheid”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN “apartheid”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “apartheid”, in Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisboa: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 2001–2026 “apartheid”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 “apartheid”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Afrikaans apartheid. === Noun === apartheid n (uncountable) apartheid ==== Declension ==== == Slovak == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈapartɦeit] === Noun === apartheid m inan (relational adjective apartheidový) apartheid ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “apartheid”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Afrikaans apartheid (literally “separateness, apartness”) (1929 in a South African socio-political context), from Afrikaans apart (“separate”) + suffix -heid, cognate of English -hood. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /apaɾˈxeid/ [a.paɾˈxei̯ð̞] Rhymes: -eid Syllabification: a‧part‧heid === Noun === apartheid m (plural apartheids or apartheid) (history) apartheid (racial segregation in South Africa from 1948 to 1994) apartheid (any policy of racial segregation) ==== Usage notes ==== According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed. === Further reading === “apartheid”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 “apartheid”, in Diccionario panhispánico de dudas [Panhispanic Dictionary of Doubts] (in Spanish), 2nd edition, Royal Spanish Academy; Association of Academies of the Spanish Language, 2023, →ISBN == Swedish == === Noun === apartheid c (South africa, historical) apartheid (by extension) apartheid (more generally) ==== Declension ==== === References === apartheid in Svensk ordbok (SO) apartheid in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)