"slave state" meaning in All languages combined

See slave state on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: slave states [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} slave state (plural slave states)
  1. (US, historical) Prior to the American Civil War, any of the states in which the owning of slaves was legal. Tags: US, historical
    Sense id: en-slave_state-en-noun-n~4XmiSv Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, American Civil War, Slavery

Inflected forms

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