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apartheidlike

apartheidlike adjective: resembling or characteristic of apartheid.

Adjective

apartheidlike (comparative more apartheidlike, superlative most apartheidlike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of apartheid.
    • Mr. Jackson, meanwhile, wrapped up the day with a preview of Mr. Blomkamp’s “District 9,” a science fiction adventure about apartheidlike townships for space aliens.2009 July 25, Michael Cieply, “Lord of ‘Rings’ and Anime’s Avatar Hit Comic-Con”, in New York Times

Forms of apartheidlike

comparativemore apartheidlike
superlativemost apartheidlike

Origin of apartheidlike

From apartheid + -like.

Questions about apartheidlike

What does apartheidlike mean?
Apartheidlike means resembling or characteristic of apartheid.
What part of speech is apartheidlike?
Apartheidlike is an adjective.

Words near apartheidlike in the dictionary

  1. apartheidization
  2. apartheidize
  3. apartheidized
  4. apartheidizes
  5. apartheidizing
  6. apartheidlike
  7. apartheidness
  8. apartheids
  9. aparthood
  10. aparthotel
  11. aparthotels

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