Definitions
There is 1 meaning of the phrase
Slave State.
Slave State - as a noun
Any of the southern states in which slavery was legal prior to the american civil war
Antonyms (Opposite Meaning)
free stateExample Sentences
"Virginia was a prominent slave state during the American Civil War."
"Mississippi was the second largest slave state before the Civil War."
"Maryland was a border slave state that did not secede from the Union."
"North Carolina was the last state to officially join the Confederacy as a slave state."
"Kentucky was a border slave state that remained in the Union during the Civil War."