Meanings
- historicalA 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.
- historicalA former colony of the Netherlands comprising its trading outposts along the Slave Coast.
Synonyms: Dutch Slave Coast
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA former colony of the Netherlands comprising its trading outposts along the Slave Coast.
Origin
- DutchSlavenkust
- PortugueseCosta dos Escravos
- EnglishSlave Coast
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.
More words from Portuguese, Dutch
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 奴隸海岸 /奴隶海岸
- 奴隸海岸 /奴隶海岸West African coast
Dutch Slavenkust, Slavenkust
- SlavenkustWest African coast
- SlavenkustDutch colony
French Côte des Esclaves
- Côte des EsclavesWest African coast
German Sklavenküste
- SklavenküsteWest African coast
Portuguese Costa dos Escravos
- Costa dos EscravosWest African coast
Spanish Costa de los esclavos
- Costa de los esclavosWest African coast
Cite this entry
Slave Coast. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Slave%20Coast
“Slave Coast.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Slave%20Coast. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Slave Coast,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Slave%20Coast.
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