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Definition of Free State
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: a state of the U.S. in which slavery was prohibited before the Civil War
Free State
geographical namevariants:
or Vrystaat \ ˈfrā-ˌstät 
, ˈfrī- \ or formerly Orange Free State \ ˈȯr-inj , ˈär- , -ənj \
, ˈfrī- \ or formerly Orange Free State \ ˈȯr-inj , ˈär- , -ənj \Definition of Free State (Entry 2 of 2)
province of the east central part of the Republic of South Africa between the Orange and Vaal rivers and bordering Lesotho area 49,992 square miles (129,480 square kilometers), population 2,745,590
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The first known use of Free State was in 1819
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