apartheid

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Quotations 1.3.2 Translations 2 Afrikaans 2.1 Noun 3 Finnish 3.1 Noun 3.1.1 Declension 4 Italian 4.1 Noun

[edit] English

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[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) strictly IPA: /əˈpɑːthaɪt/, SAMPA: /@"pA:thaIt/ or IPA: /əˈpɑːtheɪt/, SAMPA: /@"pA:theIt/ but the h is very often not pronounced because of the difficulty of following /t/ by /h/
• (US) strictly enPR: ə-pärtʹhīt, IPA: /əˈpɑrthaɪt/, SAMPA: /@"pArthaIt/ or enPR: ə-pärtʹhāt, IPA: /əˈpɑrtheɪt/, SAMPA: /@"pArtheIt/ but the h is very often not pronounced because of the difficulty of following /t/ by /h/

[edit] Etymology

From Afrikaans apartheid (1929 in a South African socio-political context), literally "separateness", "apartness", from Dutch apart (“‘separate’”) (from French àpart) + suffix -heid, cognate of English -hood.

[edit] Noun

apartheid (uncountable)

1. The policy of racial separation used in South Africa from 1948 to 1990.
2. By extension, any similar policy of racial separation.

[edit] Quotations

• 1963 "When the doors of a business are open to the public, they must be open to all regardless of race if apartheid is not to become engrained in our public [...]" — Lombard v. Louisiana 373 U.S. 267 (Justice William O. Douglas, concurring)

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[edit] Afrikaans

[edit] Noun

apartheid

1. apartheid

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[edit] Finnish

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apartheid

1. apartheid

[edit] Declension

Declension of apartheid (type risti) singular plural nominative apartheid apartheidit genitive apartheidin apartheidien partitive apartheidia apartheideja accusative apartheid apartheidin apartheidit inessive apartheidissa apartheideissa elative apartheidista apartheideista illative apartheidiin apartheideihin adessive apartheidilla apartheideilla ablative apartheidilta apartheideilta allative apartheidille apartheideille essive apartheidina apartheideina translative apartheidiksi apartheideiksi instructive – apartheidein abessive apartheiditta apartheideitta comitative – apartheideineen

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[edit] Italian

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[edit] Noun

apartheid m. inv.

1. apartheid