slave state

noun

Prior to the American Civil War, any of the states in which the owning of slaves was legal.

Opposite
free state
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Meanings

nounslave state (plural slave states)

plural slave states

  1. UShistoricalPrior to the American Civil War, any of the states in which the owning of slaves was legal.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
free state

nounany of the southern states in which slavery was legal prior to the American Civil War

Opposite
free state
Broader
American state

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 蓄奴州
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APA

slave state. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slave%20state

MLA

“slave state.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slave%20state. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “slave state,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slave%20state.

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