apartheid
apartheid
noun ah-PAR-tayt Rare
Origin: From Afrikaans apartheid (separateness).
Usage Note
Apartheid is a loanword used unchanged in Italian to refer to the South African racial segregation system (1948–1994) and by extension to any institutionalised racial separation. It is treated as masculine and invariable (l'apartheid, never pluralised). Pronounced close to the Afrikaans original, not italianised.
Examples
"Il regime dell'apartheid fu abolito nel 1994."
Natural Translation
The apartheid regime was abolished in 1994.
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