slavery

Meanings

• noun

  A system under which people are treated as property and are bought, sold, and made to work.

  - "Slavery was a deplorable institution that existed for centuries."
  - "The transatlantic slave trade brought millions of Africans to the Americas in slavery."

• noun

  The condition of a slave.

  - "The slaves worked long hours in the fields."
  - "Many slaves longed for freedom and a better life."

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈsleɪvəɹi/
   
   
   
   Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1749990"

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with slavery
grave , rave , cave , wave

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Variants

List of all variants of slavery that leads to same result
debt slaveries , debt slavery , sex slaveries , sex slavery , slaveries , slavery , wage slaveries , wage slavery , chattel slave , chattel slavery , chattel slaves , white slaveries , white slavery , anti-slaveries , anti-slavery , antislaveries , antislavery

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Forms

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slaves, slaverys, enslaved, enslavement

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Etymology

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From Old French esclavage, from esclave ‘slave’.

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Trivia

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1. Slavery was first abolished in the British Empire in 1833.

2. Approximately 12.5 million Africans were transported across the Atlantic during the slave trade.

3. Slavery was not abolished in the United States until 1865 with the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment.

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Related Concepts

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1. Abolitionism: A movement to end the practice of slavery.

2. Slavery in the United States: The system of slavery that existed in the United States from the late 17th century to the late 19th century.

3. Transatlantic Slave Trade: The transportation of enslaved Africans from Africa to the Americas.

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Culture

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Slavery has been a significant part of human history, particularly in the Americas, where it was used to build economies based on agriculture and industry. It has been the subject of numerous works of literature, art, and music, and continues to be a topic of discussion and debate in contemporary society.

How to Memorize "slavery"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine rows of enslaved people working in a sugarcane field under the hot sun.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'slavery' with 'oppression' and 'inequality'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the acronym SLAVE: S-labour, L-ife, A-gainst, V-oluntary, E-conomy.

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