This is the 8819th most frequent Portuguese word.
apartheid
A policy or system of racial segregation and discrimination.
The term 'apartheid' is used here to indicate the lasting social and emotional impact of the policies on a specific community.
Ela falou sobre os efeitos do apartheid em sua comunidade durante a palestra.
She spoke about the effects of apartheid on her community during the lecture.
The term 'apartheid' in this sentence refers to the historical and factual context of racial segregation policies implemented in South Africa.
O apartheid foi um sistema de segregação racial na África do Sul.
Apartheid was a system of racial segregation in South Africa.
In this sentence, 'apartheid' is used metaphorically to describe a systematic exclusion or segregation in the educational realm.