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