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Every intelligent person whose life has been passed in a slaveholding State, and who has carefully observed the character and capacity of the African race, will see that a general and sudden emancipation would be absolute ruin to the Negroes, as well as to the white population.
Roger B. Taney

Meaning of "slaveholding" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SLAVEHOLDING

slaveholding  [ˈsleɪvˌhəʊldɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SLAVEHOLDING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Slaveholding 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 SLAVEHOLDING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of slaveholding in the English dictionary

The definition of slaveholding in the dictionary is the fact of owning slaves.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SLAVEHOLDING


building
ˈbɪldɪŋ
Fielding
ˈfiːldɪŋ
folding
ˈfəʊldɪŋ
fundholding
ˈfʌndˌhəʊldɪŋ
Golding
ˈɡəʊldɪŋ
holding
ˈhəʊldɪŋ
inholding
ˈɪnˌhəʊldɪŋ
land-holding
ˈlændˌhəʊldɪŋ
molding
ˈməʊldɪŋ
moulding
ˈməʊldɪŋ
rebuilding
ˌriːˈbɪldɪŋ
roadholding
ˈrəʊdˌhəʊldɪŋ
scolding
ˈskəʊldɪŋ
shareholding
ˈʃɛəhəʊldɪŋ
smallholding
ˈsmɔːlˌhəʊldɪŋ
Spalding
ˈspɔːldɪŋ
stockholding
ˈstɒkhəʊldɪŋ
unwithholding
ˌʌnwɪðˈhəʊldɪŋ
welding
ˈwɛldɪŋ
yielding
ˈjiːldɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SLAVEHOLDING

slave
slave ant
Slave Coast
slave cylinder
slave driver
slave labour
Slave River
slave ship
Slave State
slave trade
slave trader
slave trading
slave traffic
slave-driver
slaveholder
slaver
slaveringly
slavery
slavey

WORDS THAT END LIKE SLAVEHOLDING

according
apartment building
arc welding
balding
boatbuilding
body building
electric welding
Empire State Building
gelding
gilding
Kolding
listed building
nation-building
outbuilding
resistance welding
scalding
shipbuilding
system building
ultrasonic welding
unyielding
wilding

Synonyms and antonyms of slaveholding in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «slaveholding» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SLAVEHOLDING

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

Translator English - Chinese

蓄奴
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

esclavista
570 millions of speakers

English

slaveholding
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

slaveholding
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تسمح بامتلاك الأرقاء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

рабовладельческая
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

escravista
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

slaveholding
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

esclavagiste
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Perhambaan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sklavenhaltung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

奴隷所有
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

slaveholding
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Slaveholding
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

slaveholding
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வத்திருக்கும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गुलाम होल्डिंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kölelik sistemine
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

schiavista
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

slaveholding
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

рабовласницька
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

detinatoare de sclavi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δουλοκτησία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

slaveholding
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

slaveholding
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

slaveri
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of slaveholding

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SLAVEHOLDING»

The term «slaveholding» is normally little used and occupies the 119.744 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SLAVEHOLDING» OVER TIME

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

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3 QUOTES WITH «SLAVEHOLDING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word slaveholding.
1
John H. Reagan
The Constitution of the United States was made by white men, the citizens and representatives of twelve slaveholding and one non-slaveholding State; and it was made for white men.
2
Gerrit Smith
It is manifestly vital to the success of the anti-slavery cause, that the authority and influence of proslavery, especially of slaveholding, ministers should be destroyed.
3
Roger B. Taney
Every intelligent person whose life has been passed in a slaveholding State, and who has carefully observed the character and capacity of the African race, will see that a general and sudden emancipation would be absolute ruin to the Negroes, as well as to the white population.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SLAVEHOLDING»

Discover the use of slaveholding in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to slaveholding and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Mothers of Invention: Women of the Slaveholding South in the ...
Exploring privileged Confederate women's wartime experiences, this book chronicles the clash of the old and the new within a group that was at once the beneficiary and the victim of the social order of the Old South.
Drew Gilpin Faust, 2004
2
The Slaveholding Republic : An Account of the United States ...
Nevertheless, he also reveals that US policy--whether in foreign courts, on the high seas, in federal territories, or even in the District of Columbia--was consistently proslavery. The book concludes with a brilliant portrait of Lincoln.
Don E. Fehrenbacher William Robertson Coe Professor of History and American Studies Stanford University (Emeritus), Ward M. McAfee Professor of History California State University at San Bernardino, 2001
3
Jesuit Slaveholding in Maryland, 1717-1838
From the colonial period through the early nineteenth century, Father Thomas J. Murphy writes a compelling chronology and in depth analysis of Jesuit slaveholding in the state of Maryland.
Thomas Murphy, 2001
4
Masterful Women: Slaveholding Widows from the American ...
This privilege was generally reserved for white males. But as many as one in ten slaveholders was a widow, and as this book demonstrates, slaveholding widows developed their own version of mastery.
Kirsten E. Wood, 2004
5
Major Butler's Legacy: Five Generations of a Slaveholding Family
In Major Butler's Legacy, Malcolm Bell charts the unfolding of the Butler patrimony, an epic story that reaches from the eve of the Revolution to the first decades of this century and includes in its course such figures as George Washington ...
Malcolm Bell, Jr., 2004
6
On Slavery's Border: Missouri's Small Slaveholding ...
On Slavery's Border is a bottom-up examination of how slavery and slaveholding were influenced by both the geography and the scale of the slaveholding enterprise.
Diane Mutti Burke, 2010
7
Fatal Self-Deception: Slaveholding Paternalism in the Old South
In this book, Eugene D. Genovese and Elizabeth Fox-Genovese discuss how slaveholders perpetuated and rationalized this romanticized version of life on the plantation.
Eugene D. Genovese, Elizabeth Fox-Genovese, 2011
8
Free Labor in an Unfree World: White Artisans in ...
Individual case studies explore the artisans' worlds on a more personal level, introducing us to the lives and work of such individuals as William Price Talmage, a journeyman; Reuben King, an artisan who became a planter; and Jett Thomas, ...
Michele Gillespie, 2004
9
African American Religious History: A Documentary Witness
12 FREDERICK DOUGLASS Slaveholding Religion and the Christianity of Christ Why did so many African Americans emerge from slavery's dark veil as self- declared Christians? Baptism and bondage were inherently in conflict. Christianity ...
Milton C. Sernett, 1999
10
The slaveholding republic: an account of the United States ...
The Pulitzer Prize-winning historian tackles slavery in the United States, delving deeply into the origins and development of the "slaveholding republic."
Don Edward Fehrenbacher, Ward McAfee, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SLAVEHOLDING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term slaveholding is used in the context of the following news items.
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Connecticut Dems Dump Slaveholding Rapist Thomas Jefferson …
Now, though, Democrats are souring on Jefferson due to his position as a slaveholder, as well as the belief that he fathered children with slave Sally Hemmings. «The Libertarian Republic, Jul 15»
2
The very name Atticus conjures our slaveholding history
This was no doubt intended as a mock epic touch, but it was also a kind of branding through which slaveholders believed they were proclaiming the eternal ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
3
[UPDATED] Six Helena-area objects with ties to the Confederacy …
To many, those symbols, not to mention the name of the Confederacy, connote white supremacism, recalling America's slaveholding past. But the Confederate ... «Helena Independent Record, Jul 15»
4
Did Ben Affleck attempt to hide ancestor's slaveholding past in …
PBS launched its investigation after it was reported that Affleck requested the program not reveal his ancestor's slave-holding history in the 2014 episode. «cleveland.com, Jun 15»
5
NYT Compares SC Hate To Police Shootings, Voter ID; ObamaCare …
Mainly, a history of slaveholding: Only one former member of the Confederacy has expanded Medicaid, and while a few Northern states are also part of the ... «NewsBusters, Jun 15»
6
Now 14 Known Slaveholding Ancestors of Ben Affleck Throughout …
Hollywood movie star Ben Affleck has two additional slaveholding ancestors. S.L. Speisseger, who owned 3 slaves in Chatham County Georgia in 1840, ... «Breitbart News, Apr 15»
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Ben Affleck Has Another Nine Slaveholder Ancestors From …
Last week, Affleck admitted that he successfully pressured Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates to edit his Georgia slaveholding ancestor, Benjamin Cole, out of ... «Breitbart News, Apr 15»
8
Affleck Should Have Owned Slave-Owning Ancestor
With America's having once been a slaveholding nation, it is inevitable that there are tons of white descendants of slaveholding ancestors walking around in ... «Hartford Courant, Apr 15»
9
Ben Affleck Apologizes For Trying To Keep Slaveholding Relative …
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Ben Affleck issued an apology Tuesday, amid accusations that he tried to censor the fact that he had a relative who had owned ... «CBS Local, Apr 15»
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Ben Affleck Asked Harvard Prof to Remove Slaveholding Ancestor …
Ben Affleck was not happy to discover that one of his ancestors owned slaves while filming Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr.'s Finding Your Roots series ... «Boston.com, Apr 15»

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