apartheid anthem

proper noun

The Call of South Africa

OriginAfrikaans apartheid →
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Meanings

proper nounapartheid anthem (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe Call of South Africa

    BARBARA: Along with the apartheid anthem.

    2007, Anthony Peckham, INVICTUS (aka "The Human Factor")
    2 more examples

    The manager of the London Cup hockey tournament must apologise for playing apartheid anthem "Die Stem" before South Africa's clash with Great Britain, SA Hockey Association chief executive Marissa Langeni said on Wednesday.

    2012, “'Apologise' for Die Stem”, in Sport24, South Africa

    Great Britain apologizes to South Africa for playing apartheid anthem before field hockey game

    2012, Chris Chance, “Great Britain apologizes to South Africa for playing apartheid anthem before field hockey game”, in Yahoo! Sports, archived from the original on 12 Jun 2018

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
the call of south africa

Origin

  1. Afrikaansapartheid“separateness”
  2. Englishapartheid anthem

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

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MLA

“apartheid anthem.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apartheid%20anthem. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “apartheid anthem,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apartheid%20anthem.

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