| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Expression | 1. Those of the United States before the Civil War, in which slavery had ceased to exist, or had never existed.[Websters]. | |
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| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Free States | Those of the United States before the Civil War, in which slavery had ceased to exist, or had never existed. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
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