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PRONUNCIATION OF FREEDMEN

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FREEDMEN

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Freedmen is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FREEDMEN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

freedmen

Freedman

A freedman is a former slave who has been released from slavery, usually by legal means. Historically, slaves became freedmen either by manumission or emancipation. A fugitive slave is one who escaped slavery by fleeing.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FREEDMEN

freebooter
freebootery
freebooting
freebooty
freeborn
freecooling
freecycle
freediver
freediving
freedman
freedom
freedom fighter
Freedom Food
freedom of expression
Freedom of Information Act
freedom of the seas
freedom rider
Freedomites
freedwoman
freedwomen

WORDS THAT END LIKE FREEDMEN

admen
badmen
birdmen
coastguardmen
deadmen
goodmen
headmen
hodmen
husbandmen
madmen
orchardmen
roadmen
sandmen
woodmen

Synonyms and antonyms of freedmen in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «freedmen» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FREEDMEN

Find out the translation of freedmen to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of freedmen from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «freedmen» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

自由民
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

libertos
570 millions of speakers

English

freedmen
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

freedmen
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المعتقون
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вольноотпущенники
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

libertos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

freedmen
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

affranchis
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Orang yang dibebaskan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Freigelassene
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

freedmanの複数形
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

자유민
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Freedmen
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

freedmen
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விடுதலையடைந்தோர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्वातंत्र्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

freedmen
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

liberti
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wyzwoleńcy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вольноотпущенники
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

oameni liberi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απελεύθεροι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Libertyne
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

freedmen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

frigitte
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of freedmen

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FREEDMEN»

The term «freedmen» is normally little used and occupies the 113.005 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FREEDMEN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about freedmen

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FREEDMEN»

Discover the use of freedmen in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to freedmen and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Seminole Freedmen: A History
Freedmen and Seminoles enjoy a partially shared past. This book shows that the freedmen's history and culture are unique and entirely their own.
Kevin Mulroy, 2007
2
Slaves, Freedmen and Indentured Laborers in Colonial Mauritius
A social and economic history of Mauritius of interest to scholars of slavery and plantation systems, first published in 1999.
Richard B. Allen, 1999
3
Familia Caesaris: A Social Study of the Emperor's Freedmen ...
He shows how the Familia Caesaris differed from other sections of the slave and freedman classes and how even within it there was a considerable degree of social differentiation.
Paul Richard Carey Weaver, 1972
4
Black Troops, White Commanders and Freedmen During the Civil War
Recounting the experiences of black soldiers in the Civil War In the ten probing essays collected in this volume, Howard C. Westwood recounts the often bitter experiences of black men who were admitted to military service and the wrenching ...
Howard Westwood, 2008
5
Freedmen, the Fourteenth Amendment, and the Right to Bear ...
The only comprehensive study ever published on the intent of the framers of the 14th Amendment and of Reconstruction-era civil rights legislation to protect the right to keep and bear arms from State infringement.
Stephen P. Halbrook, 1998
6
Freedwomen and the Freedmen's Bureau: Race, Gender, and ...
As Mary Farmer-Kaiser clearly demonstrates in this revealing work, by failing to recognize freedwomen as active agents of change and overlooking the gendered assumptions at work in Bureau efforts, scholars have ultimately failed to ...
Mary Farmer-Kaiser, 2010
7
Under the Guardianship of the Nation: The Freedmen's Bureau ...
The ineffectiveness of the Bureau in Georgia and other southern states has often been blamed on the racism of its northern administrators, but Paul A. Cimbala finds the explanation to be much more complex.
Paul A. Cimbala, 2003
8
The Freedman in the Roman World
This book presents an original synthesis, for the first time covering both Republic and Empire in a single volume.
Henrik Mouritsen, 2011
9
Yankee Stepfather: General O. O. Howard and the Freedmen
The story of a Civil War promise made to slaves and broken."
William S. McFeely, 1994
10
A Social History of Black Slaves and Freedmen in Portugal, ...
This book is a detailed study of black slavery in Portugal during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.
A. C. de C. M. Saunders, 1982

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FREEDMEN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term freedmen is used in the context of the following news items.
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Catastrophe demands heroes
Historian C. Vann Woodward said the handling of freedmen by the Union army wrote “some of the darkest pages of war history.” Then there ... «Arkansas Online, Jul 15»
2
Remembering Rutherford: Forrest was postwar activist for black civil …
Retired Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest was an outspoken advocate for the civil rights of the freedmen in postwar Tennessee. «The Daily News Journal, Jul 15»
3
History Minute: Reconstruction violence leads to Arkansas …
They refused to consider the freedmen as equals, especially while their own rights were stripped away. Hinds, meanwhile, voiced his support ... «Log Cabin Democrat, Jul 15»
4
The Right Way to Remember the Confederacy
Ultimately, can we make the Confederacy worth remembering for the descendants of the slaves and those following generations of freedmen ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
5
An Open Letter to Defenders of Andrea Smith: Clearing Up …
Some have attempted to make this issue on par with the struggle for citizenship by the Cherokee Freedmen whom I support. There is no ... «Indian Country Today Media Network, Jul 15»
6
The Troubled History Of The Constitution's Most Important Amendment
For days, as the freedmen held the courthouse, a former Confederate officer who was also the white supremacist candidate for sheriff gathered ... «ThinkProgress, Jul 15»
7
DeKalb History Center holds Civil War symposium
At 11 a.m. Robert A. Pratt of the University of Georgia will present The Fate of the Freedmen. The 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. segments are both free ... «Decaturish.com, Jul 15»
8
Two Dallas cemeteries dating back to the 1800s begin long road to …
... community populated by Peter's colonists, pioneer settlers and freedmen from the surrounding hamlets of Audelia, Rodgers, and Little Egypt. «Dallas Morning News, Jul 15»
9
Arlington civic leader: Everyone should write down their history
... purchased a tract of land in present-day South Arlington, and began subdividing it and selling to other freedmen. The name “Green Valley” ... «Inside NoVA, Jul 15»
10
Open Letter From Indigenous Women Scholars Regarding …
... anti-black racism, and the Cherokee Nation's disenfranchisement of the Freedmen must continue to be ethically addressed and challenged. «Indian Country Today Media Network, Jul 15»

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