SINCE 1828
Free State
nounDefinition of Free State
(Entry 1 of 2)
: a state of the U.S. in which slavery was prohibited before the Civil War
Free State
geographical name
variants:
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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