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apartheid

[uh-pahr-tahyt, -teyt] / əˈpɑr taɪt, -teɪt /
NOUN
racial segregation
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Frye said this was a legacy of colonialism and apartheid.

From Barron's

The club eventually allowed women and Black people to join as the country transitioned away from apartheid.

From The Wall Street Journal

She highlighted the help received from the Soviet Union in the fight against apartheid, adding, “While we are friends with many all over the world, we cannot become sudden enemies at the demand of others.”

From New York Times

In the 1970s, Beijing built the Tazara Railway from landlocked Zambia to Tanzania’s Dar es Salaam port, allowing copper exports to circumvent white-minority-ruled Rhodesia and apartheid South Africa.

From Washington Times

In the 1970s, Beijing built the Tazara Railway from landlocked Zambia to Tanzania’s Dar es Salaam port, allowing copper exports to circumvent white-minority ruled Rhodesia and apartheid South Africa.

From Seattle Times