Free State /ˈfreˌstɑt, ˈfraɪ-/
Free State
n 1: a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies [syn:
Maryland, Old Line State, MD]
2: any state prohibiting slavery prior to the Civil War [ant: slave
state]
3: a province in central South Africa that was colonized by the
Boers; named Free State in 1997 [syn: Orange Free State]