Free State

See also: free state

English

Etymology 1

Proprialisation of free state.

Proper noun

the Free State

1. A province of South Africa. Capital: Bloemfontein, formerly Orange Free State.
2. Nickname for Maryland: a state of the United States.
3. (Ireland, UK, historical) The Irish Free State.
4. (Ireland) Irish republican term for the present-day Republic of Ireland.

Translations

province of South Africa

Afrikaans: Vrystaat (af) Catalan: Estat Lliure m Chinese: Mandarin: 自由邦 (Zìyóubāng) Esperanto: Liberŝtato Finnish: Vapaavaltio Sotho: Freistata (st) Swazi: Fuleyistata Tswana: Foreistata Xhosa: iFreyistata Zulu: iFleyistata class 5

Etymology 2

Noun

Free State (plural Free States)

1. Alternative letter-case form of free state.