Free state and Slave state

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Free state noun - Any state prohibiting slavery prior to the American Civil War.

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Slave state is an antonym for free state.

Slave state noun - Any of the southern states in which slavery was legal prior to the American Civil War.

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Free state is an antonym for slave state.

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