Free State
Americannoun
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U.S. History. (before the Civil War) a state in which slavery was prohibited.
noun
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a province of central South Africa; replaced the former province of Orange Free State in 1994: gold and uranium mining. Capital: Bloemfontein. Pop: 2 950 661 (2004 est). Area: 129 480 sq km (49 992 sq miles)
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history (before the Civil War) any state prohibiting slavery
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short for Irish Free State
Etymology
Origin of Free State
First recorded in 1640–50
Example Sentences
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Debate that day led to the drawing up of the Inverness Formula which guided later discussions on the treaty creating the Irish Free State.
From BBC
Charlie was born just a few months before the Irish Free State - as it was then known - played its first international football match.
From BBC
Cameras positioned at the entrance track his every move, while reams of barbed wire surround the farm in the rural Free State province in the heart of South Africa.
From BBC
A South African professor who asked to remain anonymous told the BBC she had taken leave so she could travel to Johannesburg from Free State province to take part in the silent protest.
From BBC
During his Springbok tenure, the former Free State flanker, who won 37 international caps, has innovated with strokes of genius such as naming a bench with just one back and rolling mauls in open play.
From Barron's
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