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SLAVEHOLDING

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The practice of owning slaves

Synonyms:

slaveholding; slavery

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("slaveholding" is a kind of...):

pattern; practice (a customary way of operation or behavior)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Allowing slavery

Example:

the slaveholding South

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

unfree (held in servitude)

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