Apartheid (noun)

1. A policy or system of segregation or discrimination on grounds of race.
2. A system of institutionalized racial segregation and discrimination in South Africa between 1948 and 1994.

Origin:

Mid 20th century: afrikaans, from dutch apart "separate" + -heid "-hood".

Examples:

1. The system of apartheid was abolished in South Africa in 1994.
2. The laws of apartheid restricted the rights of non-white citizens.
3. The system of apartheid was a gross violation of human rights.
4. The fight against apartheid was a major civil rights movement.
5. Apartheid was a system of institutionalized racial segregation and discrimination.