free state
The term "free state" has various meanings across different contexts, including historical, political, geographical, engineering, and linguistic applications.
Definition
C1Politics
(historical)A political entity with a degree of autonomy, often within a larger nation or empire.
Example
- The Irish Free State was a dominion of the British Empire from 1922 to 1937.
- The German Free States gained prominence after the German Revolution of 1918.
B2History
(US, historical)A state in which slavery was illegal before the American Civil War.
Example
- Kansas was admitted to the Union as a free state in 1861.
B2Geography
(historical, geographical)A province in South Africa, formerly known as the Orange Free State.
Example
- The Free State province is known for its agriculture and mining industries.
C1Engineering
(technical)A condition where an object is not supported or constrained by external forces.
C2Grammar
(technical, linguistic)A noun form in Afroasiatic languages that is not dependent on another noun.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "free state":
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