Spanish word

apartheid

Pronunciation

IPA/apaɾˈteið/

Meaning

  • masculine nounapartheid

Example

Sudáfrica abolió el apartheid en 1994.

South Africa abolished apartheid in 1994.

Illustration for apartheid (apartheid)

More examples

Durante el apartheid muchas comunidades sufrieron discriminación.

During apartheid, many communities suffered discrimination.

Core concept

System of laws that segregate people and restrict rights by race.

Common phrases

  • política de apartheid

    apartheid policy

  • resistencia al apartheid

    resistance to apartheid

Similar words

racismo: Prejudice or hostile attitudes directed at people because of their race.
discriminación: Unfair treatment of a person or group because of their race.
segregación: Social arrangement that keeps racial groups or communities apart, limiting interaction.
racismo institucional: Policies and practices within institutions that systematically disadvantage racial groups.

Definition in Spanish

Política o sistema de segregación racial impuesto por el Estado que restringe derechos y separa a la población según su origen racial.

Word origin

From Afrikaans (Dutch) apart 'separate' + -heid 'state, condition', the word came to label South Africa's mid-20th-century policy of legally enforced racial separation.

Usage tips

  • Apartheid is not capitalized in Spanish and typically appears as el apartheid when naming that historical system, while casual contexts prefer discriminación racial or segregación.

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