aparthood

English

Etymology

Calque of Afrikaans apartheid, equivalent to apart +‎ -hood.

Noun

aparthood (uncountable)

  1. (rare) apartheid
    • 2021 May 11, Alex Benjamin, “Israel’s ‘aparthood’”, in The Times of Israel‎[1]:
      Aparthood clearly exists when it comes to Israel.
    • 2023 June 5, Amie Ferris-Rotman, “Afghan feminists began using the term shortly after the takeover. Now, it's spreading globally”, in New Lines Magazine‎[2]:
      In the Afrikaans language it means “aparthood” or “apart-ness.”
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