a province of central South Africa; replaced the former province of Orange Free State in 1994: gold and uranium mining. Capital: Bloemfontein. Pop: 2 745 590 (2011 est). Area: 129 480 sq km (49 992 sq miles) - short for Irish Free State
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Free′ State′,
- American History[U.S. Hist.](before the Civil War) a state in which slavery was prohibited.
- World HistorySee Irish Free State.
- 1640–50
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'Free State' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Basotho-Qwaqwa
- Bloemfontein
- Boer
- Boer War
- Childers
- Collins
- Congo
- Congo Free State
- Cosgrave
- Free Stater
- Griffith
- Griqualand West
- I.F.S.
- IFS
- Ireland
- Irish Free State
- Leopold II
- Missouri Compromise
- Naipaul
- OFS
- Orange Free State
- Saorstat Eireann
- Saorstát Éireann
- Stanley
- United Kingdom
- Voortrekker
- burgher
- congo
- de Wet
- fixed
- metallic
- vrystater