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Definition of: apartheid
(ə·pärt′hīt, -hāt) noun
Racial segregation, especially as supported by law as an instrument of government policy. Specifically, enforced in the Republic of South Africa, was repealed after 1994 democratic elections. [<Afrikaans, apartness]
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