a|part|heid

a|part|heid
a|part|heid «ah PAHRT hayt, -hyt, -hyd», noun.
racial segregation, especially as formerly practiced in the Republic of South Africa. There, segregation of blacks from whites was the law of the South African government.
[< Afrikaans apartheid < Dutch < apart separate]

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