slavenstaat

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of slaaf (“slave”) +‎ -en- +‎ staat (“state”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈslaː.və(n)ˌstaːt/

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• Hyphenation: sla‧ven‧staat

Noun

slavenstaat m (plural slavenstaten)

1. (chiefly historical) a slave state, where slavery is or was legal, especially in the US