antislavery

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adjective

Opposed to the practice of slavery.

“Prior to the U.S. Civil War, there were a number of northern periodicals devoted to publishing antislavery content.”

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Meanings

adjectiveantislavery (comparative more antislavery, superlative most antislavery)

comparative more antislavery · superlative most antislavery

  1. human sciencesOpposed to the practice of slavery.

    Prior to the U.S. Civil War, there were a number of northern periodicals devoted to publishing antislavery content.

Origin

From anti- + slavery.

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Translations

French antiesclavagiste
  • antiesclavagisteopposed to the practice of slavery
German sklavereifeindlich
  • sklavereifeindlichopposed to the practice of slavery
Italian antischiavista
  • antischiavistaopposed to the practice of slavery
Polish antyniewolniczy, przeciwniewolniczy
  • antyniewolniczyopposed to the practice of slavery
  • przeciwniewolniczyopposed to the practice of slavery
Portuguese antiescravidão, antiescravatura
  • antiescravidãoopposed to the practice of slavery
  • antiescravaturaopposed to the practice of slavery
  • antiescravistaopposed to the practice of slavery
Cite this entry
APA

antislavery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antislavery

MLA

“antislavery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antislavery. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antislavery,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antislavery.

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