APARTHEID


Meaning of APARTHEID in English

/euh pahrt"hayt, -huyt/ , n.

1. (in the Republic of South Africa) a rigid policy of segregation of the nonwhite population.

2. any system or practice that separates people according to race, caste, etc.

[ 1945-50; apart APART + -heid -HOOD ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .