1historical A state of the US in which slavery did not exist.
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They found that, despite California being formed as a free state in 1850, slavery existed in some form.
Zachary Taylor was president then, and despite being a southerner, supported the admission of California as a free state and the rest of the Mexican Cession territory won in the Mexican War.
They gathered to press for the admission of Kansas to the Union as a free state and end the extension of slavery.
Of those, ninety-six existed in slave states, whereas free states contained only fifteen.
Those blacks born in free states before 1865 were themselves typically no more than two generations removed from slavery, and very often less.
1.1informal
a name for Maryland
2A province in central South Africa, situated to the north of the Orange River; capital, Bloemfontein.
Formerly called (until 1995) Orange Free State
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The Northern Cape and Free State have also enacted legislation to deal with the observation of health standards at initiation schools.
They lived in the Karoo and southern Orange Free State.
Superintendent Louis Jacobs, police spokesperson, said the suspects crossed over the Vaal River into the Free State early on Sunday morning.
The SA Weather Service said on Monday a light dusting of snow had fallen on Ficksburg in the Free State.
Sales will be confined to the Southern Transvaal and Orange Free State.
Definition of Free State in US English:
Free State
nounfrē stāt
1historical (before the Civil War) a state of the US in which slavery was illegal.
Example sentencesExamples
They found that, despite California being formed as a free state in 1850, slavery existed in some form.
Those blacks born in free states before 1865 were themselves typically no more than two generations removed from slavery, and very often less.
They gathered to press for the admission of Kansas to the Union as a free state and end the extension of slavery.
Of those, ninety-six existed in slave states, whereas free states contained only fifteen.
Zachary Taylor was president then, and despite being a southerner, supported the admission of California as a free state and the rest of the Mexican Cession territory won in the Mexican War.
1.1the Free Stateinformal
a name for Maryland
2A province in central South Africa, situated to the north of the Orange River; capital, Bloemfontein.
Formerly called (until 1995) Orange Free State
Example sentencesExamples
Superintendent Louis Jacobs, police spokesperson, said the suspects crossed over the Vaal River into the Free State early on Sunday morning.
They lived in the Karoo and southern Orange Free State.
Sales will be confined to the Southern Transvaal and Orange Free State.
The Northern Cape and Free State have also enacted legislation to deal with the observation of health standards at initiation schools.
The SA Weather Service said on Monday a light dusting of snow had fallen on Ficksburg in the Free State.