HyperDic: slave_state

English > 1 sense of the expression slave state:
NOUNlocationslave stateany of the southern states in which slavery was legal prior to the American Civil War
English > slave state: 1 sense > noun 1, location
MeaningAny of the southern states in which slavery was legal prior to the American Civil War.
Part ofConfederacy, Confederate States, Confederate States of America, South, Dixie, DixielandThe southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861
BroaderAmerican stateOne of the 50 states of the United States
Oppositefree stateAny state prohibiting slavery prior to the American Civil War
Spanishestado esclavista

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