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Free State
Free State 11. See Congo.2. See Ireland.3. A province and historical region of east-central South Africa. European settlement of the area began early in the 1800s and accelerated with an influx of Boer farmers after 1835. Great Britain annexed the region in 1848 and granted it independence as the Orange Free State in 1854. In 1900, during the Boer War, Great Britain once again annexed the territory, this time as the Orange River Colony. The renamed Orange Free State formed an independent government in 1907 and became a founding province of South Africa in 1910, being renamed again to Free State in 1995.
Free State 2n. Any of the states in the Union in which slavery was illegal before the Civil War.Free State n 1. (Placename) a province of central South Africa; replaced the former province of Orange Free State in 1994: gold and uranium mining. Capital: Bloemfontein. Pop: 2 745 590 (2011 est). Area: 129 480 sq km (49 992 sq miles) 2. (Historical Terms) history US (before the Civil War) any state prohibiting slavery 3. (Placename) short for Irish Free State Free′ State`
n. 1. (before the Civil War) a state in which slavery was prohibited. 2. Irish Free State. free stateOne where slaves have been freed or where slavery has not been permitted.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  Free State - a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 coloniesMaryland, Old Line State, MDU.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, the States, U.S. - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776Mid-Atlantic states - a region of the eastern United States comprising New York and New Jersey and Pennsylvania and Delaware and MarylandSouth - the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon lineAberdeen - a town in northeastern MarylandAnnapolis, capital of Maryland - state capital of Maryland; site of the United States Naval AcademyBaltimore - the largest city in Maryland; a major seaport and industrial centerFort George G. Meade, Fort George Gordon Meade, Fort Meade - a United States Army base in Maryland; headquarters of the National Security AgencyFrederick - a town in northern Maryland to the west of BaltimoreHagerstown - a town in northern MarylandChesapeake Bay - a large inlet of the North Atlantic between Virginia and Maryland; fed by Susquehanna RiverPotomac, Potomac River - a river in the east central United States; rises in West Virginia in the Appalachian Mountains and flows eastward, forming the boundary between Maryland and Virginia, to the Chesapeake BaySusquehanna, Susquehanna River - a river in the northeastern United States that rises in New York and flows southward through Pennsylvania and Maryland into Chesapeake Bay | | 2. | free state - any state prohibiting slavery prior to the American Civil WarAmerican state - one of the 50 states of the United StatesNorth, Union - the United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War); "he has visited every state in the Union"; "Lee hoped to detach Maryland from the Union"; "the North's superior resources turned the scale"slave state - any of the southern states in which slavery was legal prior to the American Civil War | | 3. |  Free State - a province in central South Africa that was colonized by the Boers; named Free State in 1997Orange Free StateRepublic of South Africa, South Africa - a republic at the southernmost part of Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1910; first European settlers were Dutch (known as Boers) |
Free State
Free State, formerly Orange Free State, province (2011 pop. 2,745,590), 50,126 sq mi (129,825 sq km), E central South AfricaSouth Africa,
Afrikaans Suid-Afrika, officially Republic of South Africa, republic (2015 est. pop. 55,291,000), 471,359 sq mi (1,220,813 sq km), S Africa. It borders on the Atlantic Ocean in the west, on Namibia in the northwest, on Botswana and Zimbabwe in the north, on
..... Click the link for more information. . It was renamed Free State shortly after the 1994 post-apartheid constitution went into effect. Free State is bounded by North West on the northwest, Gauteng on the north, Mpumalanga on the northeast, KwaZulu-Natal on the east, Lesotho and Eastern Cape on the south, and Northern Cape on the west. BloemfonteinBloemfontein
, city, judicial capital of South Africa, capital of Free State prov., and seat of Mangaung metropolitan municipality. It is a transportation hub and industrial center, containing railroad workshops, food-processing plants, and factories that produce furniture,
..... Click the link for more information. is the capital and largest city; other important cities include BethlehemBethlehem,
town, Free State prov., E central South Africa, part and seat of Dihlabeng local municipality. It is situated in a farming and livestock area and has industries producing furniture and food products.
..... Click the link for more information. and KroonstadKroonstad
, city, part and seat of Moqhaka local municipality, Free State prov., E central South Africa, on the Vals River. It is an agricultural and industrial center. There are grain elevators, and grain is shipped from the town.
..... Click the link for more information. . The province lies between the Vaal River in the north and the Orange River in the south. It is chiefly a plateau, rising gradually from c.4,000 ft (1,220 m) in the west to c.6,000 ft (1,830 m) in the east; there are higher elevations in the Drakensberg Range in the southeast. The economy is mainly agricultural; sunflowers, corn, wheat, sorghum, potatoes, cherries, asparagus, and cut flowers are grown, and sheep and cattle are raised. Gold mining also is important, and silver, uranium, diamonds, and coal are mined as well. Synthetic rubber, fertilizers, plastics, textiles, and processed foods are manufactured, and oil is refined from coal. Bloemfontein is the province's road and rail hub. The main languages are Sesotho, Afrikaans, and Xhosa. In the early 19th cent. the Orange Free State was inhabited mainly by the Bantu-speaking Tswana people. Afrikaner farmers (BoersBoer
[Du.,=farmer], inhabitant of South Africa of Dutch or French Huguenot descent. Boers are also known as Afrikaners. They first settled (1652) near the Cape of Good Hope in what was formerly Cape Province.
..... Click the link for more information. ) entered the territory from the 1820s; after 1835 their immigration accelerated (see Trek, GreatTrek, Great
, the journey by Afrikaner farmers (Boers) who left the Cape Colony to escape British domination and eventually founded Natal, Transvaal, and the Orange Free State. Trek is an Afrikaans term, originally meaning a journey by ox wagon.
..... Click the link for more information. ). In 1848 the British, who then held Cape Colony and Natal, annexed the region as the Orange River Sovereignty. After conflicts with the Boers and failure to establish an orderly administration, Britain, by the Bloemfontein Convention (1854), granted the territory independence as the Orange Free State. With the increased tension following the raid into the TransvaalTransvaal
, former province, NE South Africa. With the new constitution of 1994, it was divided into Eastern Transvaal (now Mpumalanga), Northern Transvaal (now Limpopo), Pretoria-Witwatersrand-Veereeniging (now Gauteng), and part of North West prov.
..... Click the link for more information. (1895–96), led by L. S. Jameson, the Free State was drawn into the conflict between Britons and Boers that resulted in the South African WarSouth African War
or Boer War,
1899–1902, war of the South African Republic (Transvaal) and the Orange Free State against Great Britain. Background
..... Click the link for more information. (1899–1902). The British again annexed the Free State, as the Orange River Colony, in 1900. In 1907 the colony was granted self-government, and in 1910 it became a founding province of the Union (now Republic) of South Africa. Free State1. a province of central South Africa; replaced the former province of Orange Free State in 1994: gold and uranium mining. Capital: Bloemfontein. Pop.: 2 950 661 (2004 est.). Area: 129 480 sq. km (49 992 sq. miles) 2. US History (before the Civil War) any state prohibiting slavery 3. short for the Irish Free StateFree State
Synonyms for Free Statenoun a Mid-Atlantic stateSynonymsRelated Words- U.S.A.
- United States
- United States of America
- US
- USA
- America
- the States
- U.S.
- Mid-Atlantic states
- South
- Aberdeen
- Annapolis
- capital of Maryland
- Baltimore
- Fort George G. Meade
- Fort George Gordon Meade
- Fort Meade
- Frederick
- Hagerstown
- Chesapeake Bay
- Potomac
- Potomac River
- Susquehanna
- Susquehanna River
noun any state prohibiting slavery prior to the American Civil WarRelated WordsAntonymsnoun a province in central South Africa that was colonized by the BoersSynonymsRelated Words- Republic of South Africa
- South Africa
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