Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

apartheid flag

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.57 in modern English

Syllables: aparthei-d flag
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Oranje, Blanje, Blou

name

Alternative letter-case form of apartheid flag.

Example Sentences

"Lots of OLD SOUTH AFRICAN FLAGS -- the blue, white and orange apartheid flag -- make a defiant statement against the NEW SOUTH AFRICAN FLAGS ringing the stadium."
"South Africans have condemned the use of the old apartheid flag on Africa Nations Cup posters in Ghana."

Etymology

From apartheid + flag. From Afrikaans apartheid (“separateness”), and it being the flag of a state that practiced it.

Origin

Source language: Afrikaans

Word Breakdown

Root: apartheid

Inflected Forms

apartheid flags (plural)

Phrases

apartheid anthem

Frequently Paired Words

apartheid anthem

Questions

What does apartheid flag mean?: Oranje, Blanje, Blou
Where does apartheid flag come from?: It is traced to Afrikaans.

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