antislavery

English

Etymology

From anti- +‎ slavery.

Adjective

antislavery (comparative more antislavery, superlative most antislavery)

1. (sociology) Opposed to the practice of slavery.

   Prior to the U.S. Civil War, there were a number of northern periodicals devoted to publishing antislavery content.

Derived terms

• antislaveryism

 

Translations

opposed to the practice of slavery

• French: antiesclavagiste (fr)
• German: sklavereifeindlich
• Italian: antischiavista (it)
• Polish: antyniewolniczy (pl), przeciwniewolniczy
• Portuguese: antiescravidão, antiescravatura, antiescravista