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 apartheid apartheid /əˈpɑːrˌtaɪd/

noun

  1. A social policy or racial segregation involving political and economic and legal discrimination against people who are not Whites; the former official policy in South Africa  ( apartheid )
    a social policy or racial segregation involving political and economic and legal discrimination against people who are not Whites; the former official policy in South Africa
      Nelson Mandela fought against apartheid and its oppressive policies in South Africa.
    Nelson Mandela fought against apartheid and its oppressive policies in South Africa.


 country house country house /ˈkʌntri haʊs/

noun

  1. A house (usually large and impressive) on an estate in the country  ( country house )
    a house (usually large and impressive) on an estate in the country
      The sprawling country house stood proudly in the middle of the estate.
    The sprawling country house stood proudly in the middle of the estate.


 star-thistle star-thistle /stɑrˈθɪsəl/

noun

  1. Mediterranean annual or biennial herb having pinkish to purple flowers surrounded by spine-tipped scales; naturalized in America  ( caltrop , Centauria calcitrapa , star-thistle )
    Mediterranean annual or biennial herb having pinkish to purple flowers surrounded by spine-tipped scales; naturalized in America


 John Lennon John Lennon /dʒɒn ˈlɛnən/

noun

  1. English rock star and guitarist and songwriter who with Paul McCartney wrote most of the music for the Beatles (1940-1980)  ( John Lennon , Lennon )
    English rock star and guitarist and songwriter who with Paul McCartney wrote most of the music for the Beatles (1940-1980)


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