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apartheid anthem en · PROPN

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The Call of South Africa
    • BARBARA: Along with the apartheid anthem. 2007, Anthony Peckham, INVICTUS (aka "The Human Factor"):
    • The manager of the London Cup hockey tournament must apologise for playing apartheid anthem "Die Stem" before South Africa's clash with Great Britain, SA Hockey Association chief executive Marissa Langeni said on Wednesday. 2012, “'Apologise' for Die Stem”, in Sport24, South Africa:
    • Great Britain apologizes to South Africa for playing apartheid anthem before field hockey game 2012, Chris Chance, “Great Britain apologizes to South Africa for playing apartheid anthem before field hockey game”, in Yahoo! Sports, archived from the original on 12 Jun 2018:

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apartheid flag