I. əˈpärˌt]āt, -pȧˌt], ]īt, -ärtˌh], -ȧtˌh]\ noun
( -s )
Etymology: Afrikaans, literally, separateness, from Dutch, from apart separate (from French à part ) + -heid -hood — more at apart
: racial segregation ; specifically : a policy of segregation and political and economic discrimination against non-European groups in the Republic of So. Africa
II. noun
: separation : segregation
cultural apartheid