Free State

noun

Definition of FREE STATE

: a state of the United States in which slavery was prohibited before the Civil War

1819

geographical name \ˈfrā-ˌstät, ˈfrī-\\ˈȯr-inj, ˈär-, -ənj\

province E cen Republic of South Africa between Orange & Vaal rivers area 49,992 square miles (129,480 square kilometers), pop 2,767,000

Free State or Vry·staat \ˈfrā-ˌstät, ˈfrī-\ or formerly Or·ange Free State \ˈȯr-inj, ˈär-, -ənj\

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