No. 6,191 in Spanish
apartheid
"Apartheid" in Spanish refers to a system of institutionalized racial segregation and discrimination.
In a sentence
En Sudáfrica, el régimen de apartheid fue desmantelado en los años 90.
In South Africa, the apartheid regime was dismantled in the 1990s.
Here, 'apartheid' refers to the historical system of racial segregation and discrimination that occurred in South Africa.
Muchos consideran que ciertas leyes pueden llevar a un tipo de apartheid moderno.
Many consider that certain laws may lead to a type of modern apartheid.
In this sentence, 'apartheid' is used metaphorically to describe a situation of systemic segregation or division.
La novela explora los efectos emocionales del apartheid en las relaciones humanas.
The novel explores the emotional effects of apartheid on human relationships.
Here, 'apartheid' denotes the historical context used as a background for the storyline in literary exploration.
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