free state

Noun (3)

1. a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 coloniesSynonyms: MarylandOld Line StateFree StateMD
2. any state prohibiting slavery prior to the American Civil WarSynonyms: free state
3. a province in central South Africa that was colonized by the Boers; named Free State in 1997Synonyms: Free StateOrange Free State