"Slave Coast" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: A calque of Portuguese Costa dos Escravos from the area's importance as a source of African slaves to European traders from the 16th to 19th centuries. As a Dutch territory, a calque of Dutch Slavenkust. Etymology templates: {{calque|en|pt|Costa dos Escravos|nocap=1}} calque of Portuguese Costa dos Escravos, {{bor|en|nl|Slavenkust}} Dutch Slavenkust Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Slave Coast}} Slave Coast
  1. (chiefly historical) A region of West Africa on the coast of the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean from the Volta River to the Lagos Lagoon or Niger Delta, now comprising the coasts of Togo, Benin, and parts of Nigeria. Tags: historical Translations (West African coast): 奴隸海岸 /奴隶海岸 (Chinese Mandarin), Slavenkust (Dutch), Côte des Esclaves (French), Sklavenküste (German), Costa dos Escravos (Portuguese), Costa de los esclavos (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Slave_Coast-en-name-WMTEXT9B Categories (other): Geographic and cultural areas of Africa, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Africa, Benin, Ghana, Nigeria, Togo Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 63 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Africa: 100 0 Disambiguation of Benin: 92 8 Disambiguation of Ghana: 80 20 Disambiguation of Nigeria: 100 0 Disambiguation of Togo: 92 8 Disambiguation of 'West African coast': 65 35
  2. (historical) A former colony of the Netherlands comprising its trading outposts along the Slave Coast. Tags: historical Synonyms (Dutch colony): Dutch Slave Coast Coordinate_terms: Gold Coast, Ivory Coast, Pepper Coast, Grain Coast, Skeleton Coast Translations (Dutch colony): Slavenkust (Dutch)
    Sense id: en-Slave_Coast-en-name-EFdUsWaw Categories (other): Former dependent territories, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Netherlands, Slavery Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 54 46 Disambiguation of Netherlands: 9 91 Disambiguation of Slavery: 36 64 Disambiguation of 'Dutch colony': 14 86 Disambiguation of 'Dutch colony': 14 86
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