apartheid
noun/əˈpɑrteɪt/
Frequency rank: #6,707 most common English word
Meaning
a system of institutionalized racial segregation and discrimination, especially as enforced in South Africa from 1948 to 1991.
Example sentence
Nelson Mandela spent 27 years in prison for his opposition to apartheid.
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