Apartheid South Africa

proper noun

Derogatory name for South Africa: a country in Southern Africa; used approximately from 1948 to 1991, when the apartheid policy was in force (some definitions may include pre-1948 and extend it to 1994).

OriginAfrikaans apartheid →
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Meanings

proper nounApartheid South Africa (uncountable)
  1. colloquialuncountableDerogatory name for South Africa: a country in Southern Africa; used approximately from 1948 to 1991, when the apartheid policy was in force (some definitions may include pre-1948 and extend it to 1994).

    Growing Up White in Apartheid South Africa

    2002, John M. Allen, Growing Up White in Apartheid South Africa, →ISBN

Origin

  1. Afrikaansapartheid
  2. EnglishApartheid South Africa

From Afrikaans apartheid + South Africa.

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APA

Apartheid South Africa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Apartheid%20South%20Africa

MLA

“Apartheid South Africa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Apartheid%20South%20Africa. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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