Usually means: Systematic racial segregation and discrimination.
Definitions Related words Phrases (New!) Mentions Lyrics History Colors (New!)
We found 33 dictionaries that define the word apartheid:

General (22 matching dictionaries)
  1. apartheid: Merriam-Webster.com
  2. apartheid: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. apartheid: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. apartheid: Collins English Dictionary
  5. apartheid: Vocabulary.com
  6. Apartheid, apartheid: Wordnik
  7. apartheid: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. apartheid: Wiktionary
  9. apartheid: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  10. apartheid: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  11. apartheid: Infoplease Dictionary
  12. apartheid: Dictionary.com
  13. apartheid: Online Etymology Dictionary
  14. apartheid: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  15. Apartheid (disambiguation), Apartheid: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  16. apartheid: Rhymezone
  17. apartheid: Free Dictionary
  18. apartheid: Mnemonic Dictionary
  19. apartheid: LookWAYup Translating Dictionary/Thesaurus
  20. apartheid: Dictionary/thesaurus

Business (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. Travel Industry Dictionary (No longer online)
  2. apartheid: Legal dictionary
  3. apartheid: Financial dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. apartheid: Encyclopedia

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. apartheid: Medical dictionary

Miscellaneous (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. Sociology (No longer online)
  2. Apartheid: Africa Glossary
  3. apartheid: A Word A Day
  4. apartheid: Wordcraft Dictionary

Science (1 matching dictionary)
  1. apartheid: Anthropological Terms

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. apartheid: Urban Dictionary

(Note: See apartheids as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (
)
American English Definition British English Definition
noun:  (South Africa, historical) The policy of racial separation in South Africa from 1948 to 1990.
noun:  (by extension) Any similar policy of racial separation/segregation and discrimination, particularly when in favor of a minority rule.
noun:  (by extension) A policy or situation of segregation based on some specified attribute.
verb:  To impose a policy of segregation of groups of people, especially one based on race.

Similar:

Phrases:

Adjectives:

Colors:
    black,     white,     red,     yellow,     green,     blue,     orange,     brown,     gray,     purple



Word origin

Words similar to apartheid

Usage examples for apartheid

Idioms related to apartheid

Wikipedia articles (New!)

Popular adjectives describing apartheid

Words that often appear near apartheid

Rhymes of apartheid

Invented words related to apartheid

Similar:

Phrases:

Adjectives:

Colors:
    black,     white,     red,     yellow,     green,     blue,     orange,     brown,     gray,     purple



Writing poetry or lyrics? You can find related words that match a given meter.
This feature is permanently available from the "Related words" tab and from the Thesaurus.





Home   Reverse Dictionary / Thesaurus   Datamuse   Compound Your Joy   Threepeat   Spruce   Feedback   Dark mode   Help


Our daily word games Threepeat and Compound Your Joy are going strong. Bookmark and enjoy!