apartheid flag

apartheid flag

English

The apartheid flag

Alternative forms

• Apartheid flag

Etymology

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

Proper noun

apartheid flag (plural apartheid flags)

1. Oranje, Blanje, Blou
   • 2007, Anthony Peckham, INVICTUS (aka "The Human Factor")‎:

     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.

   • 2008, Apartheid flag gaffe sparks row‎, United Kingdom: BBC:

     South Africans have condemned the use of the old apartheid flag on Africa Nations Cup posters in Ghana.

See also

• apartheid anthem