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apartheid · Afrikaans
noun · Afrikaans
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the policy of racial separation. Historical source-stage form associated with apartheid; the journey preserves the source's qualifications.
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apartheid is the inspected source form associated with the historical source stage for English apartheid. apartheid(n.) opening entry
Apartheid is recorded in English from 1947, with the policy officially beginning in 1948, from Afrikaans apartheid, a South African political term recorded in 1929 and literally separateness, from Dutch apart plus -heid. apartheid(n.) opening entry
apartheid · English
noun · English
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the policy of racial separation. The English form and selected sense are represented from the inspected lexical account; unsupported pronunciation and location are left unresolved.
c. 1947 · English apartheid — A source-reported written-use period; not necessarily the date of coinage, oral transmission, or every later sense.
Location not yet researched — No defensible word-specific location was established in the inspected lexical passage; no origin site is inferred.
Apartheid is recorded in English from 1947, with the policy officially beginning in 1948, from Afrikaans apartheid, a South African political term recorded in 1929 and literally separateness, from Dutch apart plus -heid. apartheid(n.) opening entry
The inspected source supports the selected apartheid sense: the policy of racial separation. apartheid(n.) opening entry
apartheid → apartheid: borrowing, documented. The inspected account supports the Afrikaans-to-English lexical route and distinguishes the English written-use date from the policy's official 1948 beginning. apartheid(n.) opening entry