: a state of the U.S. in which slavery was prohibited before the Civil War
Word History
First Known Use
1819, in the meaning defined above
Geographical Definition
Free State
geographical name
variants or Vrystaat
ˈfrā-ˌstät
ˈfrī-
or formerly Orange Free State
ˈȯr-inj
ˈär-,
-ənj
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