"apartheid flag" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: apartheid flags [plural]
Etymology: apartheid + flag. From Afrikaans apartheid (“separateness”), and it being the flag of a state that practiced it. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|apartheid|flag}} apartheid + flag, {{der|en|af|apartheid|gloss=separateness}} Afrikaans apartheid (“separateness”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|apartheid flags}} apartheid flag (plural apartheid flags)
  1. Oranje, Blanje, Blou Categories (topical): Flags Synonyms: Apartheid flag Related terms: apartheid anthem
    Sense id: en-apartheid_flag-en-name-Z-4ZM1ik Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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