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SLAVEHOLDING
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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:
Similar:
unfree (held in servitude)
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