free state

Noun free state has 3 senses

• free state(n = noun.location) maryland, md, old line state - a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies; Array
is a kind of american state
is a part of america, the states, u.s., u.s.a., united states, united states of america, us, usa, mid-atlantic states, south
has parts: 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

• free state(n = noun.location) Array - any state prohibiting slavery prior to the American Civil War; Array
is a kind of american state
is a part of north, union
Antonym: slave state

• free state(n = noun.location) orange free state - a province in central South Africa that was colonized by the Boers; named Free State in 1997; Array
is a kind of province, state
is a part of republic of south africa, south africa