how to pronounce apartheid

/a.paʁ.tɛjd/

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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 standard french:

“… forme de socios apartheid toutes ces …”

meanings of apartheid

noun:

Apartheid (racial separation in South Africa from 1948 to 1990).
Apartheid (any policy of racial separation).

apartheid frequency in french - C2 level of CEFR

the word apartheid occurs in french on average 5.6 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.