how to pronounce apartheid

/əˈpɑː.taɪt/

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apartheid is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of apartheid in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… have a talent apartheid in South Africa …”

meanings of apartheid

noun:

Any similar policy of racial separation/segregation and discrimination.
The policy of racial separation used by South Africa from 1948 to 1990.
A policy or situation of segregation based on some specified attribute.

verb:

To impose a policy of segregation of groups of people, especially one based on race.

apartheid frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word apartheid occurs in english on average 3.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.