slave ship

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sleyv ship]
- /sleɪv ʃɪp/
- /sleɪv ʃɪp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sleyv ship]
- /sleɪv ʃɪp/

Definitions of slave ship words

noun slave ship a ship for transporting slaves from their native homes to places of bondage. 1
noun slave ship a ship used to transport slaves, esp formerly from Africa to the New World 0
noun slave ship a ship for transporting slaves, esp. one used in the African slave trade 0

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Origin of slave ship

First appearance:

before 1790

One of the 43% newest English words

First recorded in 1790-1800

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Parts of speech for Slave ship

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Slave ship

slave ship popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 64% 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.

slave ship usage trend in Literature

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