apartheid

BrE /əˈpɑːrтеɪt/ AmE /əˈpɑːrtɛt/

noun en → es

1 POLITICAL SYSTEM [non-count] C1

a system of racial segregation and political and economic discrimination against non-European groups, that existed in South Africa from 1948 to 1994

apartheid

Collocations end apartheid

  • The end of apartheid brought about many changes in South Africa.

    El fin del apartheid trajo muchos cambios en Sudáfrica.

2 SEPARATION [non-count] C1

the policy or practice of separating people according to race, especially in order to keep one group superior and the other inferior

separación racial, segregación

Collocations practice of apartheid

  • The practice of apartheid was widespread in South Africa.

    La práctica del apartheid era común en Sudáfrica.