Free State

/fri steɪt/
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Other forms: Free States

Definitions of Free State
  1. noun
    a province in central South Africa that was colonized by the Boers; named Free State in 1997
    synonyms: Orange Free State
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    example of:
    province, state
    the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
  2. noun
    a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
    synonyms: MD, Maryland, Old Line State
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    American state
    one of the 50 states of the United States
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