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Apartheid Pronunciation
Apartheid is pronounced uh-PAHR-tyd, IPA /əˈpɑrˌtaɪd/.
uh-PAHR-tyd
US /əˈpɑrˌtaɪd/ · UK /əˈpɑːθeɪd/
Syllables: uh · PAHR · tyd (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun: The system of enforced racial separation in South Africa from 1948 to 1994.
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Apartheid in a Sentence
- Apartheid ended with the first free election in 1994.
- She wrote three books about life under apartheid.
- The museum documents the apartheid years in detail.
Common Mispronunciations of Apartheid
Not uh-PAR-thyd
The th here is a plain t. Afrikaans spells the sound that way, and the breathy English th of thin does not belong in it.
Not A-par-tayd
This word is built on apart, and the stress sits exactly where that word puts it, on the PAHR in the middle.
Tip: Two endings are in common use: uh-PAHR-tyd and uh-PAHR-tayt. The second is closer to Afrikaans and is usual in South Africa.
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