free state

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [free steyt]
- /fri steɪt/
- /friː steɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [free steyt]
- /fri steɪt/

Definitions of free state words

noun free state U.S. History. (before the Civil War) a state in which slavery was prohibited. 1
noun free state Irish Free State. 1
noun free state US state prohibiting slavery 1
noun free state a province of central South Africa; replaced the former province of Orange Free State in 1994: gold and uranium mining. Capital: Bloemfontein. Pop: 2 745 590 (2011 est). Area: 129 480 sq km (49 992 sq miles) 0
noun free state (before the Civil War) any state prohibiting slavery 0
noun free state any state of the U.S. in which slavery was forbidden before the Civil War 0

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Origin of free state

First appearance:

before 1640

One of the 44% oldest English words

First recorded in 1640-50

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Parts of speech for Free state

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

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determiner

exclamation

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free state popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

free state usage trend in Literature

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