Etymology

apartheid anthem

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Afrikaans apartheid
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  1. Afrikaans · derived fromapartheid“separateness”
  2. English todayapartheid anthem

Compound of apartheid + anthem. From Afrikaans apartheid (“separateness”), and it being the national anthem of a state that practiced it.

Words from the same roots

Afrikaansapartheid all →

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