ALL meanings of slave state
slave state
S s - noun slave state any state, nation, etc., where slavery is legal or officially condoned. 1
- noun slave state Slave States, U.S. History. the states that permitted slavery between 1820 and 1860: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. 1
- noun slave state any of the 15 Southern states in which slavery was legal until the Civil War 0
- noun slave state any of the states in which slavery was legal before the Civil War: Ala., Ark., Del., Fla., Ga., Ky., La., Md., Miss., Mo., N.C., S.C., Tenn., Tex., & Va. 0