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border state

border state noun: in the American Civil War, one of the slave states that did not join the Confederacy.

border state: in the American Civil War, one of the slave states that did not join the Confederacy
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Noun

border state (plural border states)

  1. In the American Civil War, one of the slave states that did not join the Confederacy.

Forms of border state

pluralborder states

Questions about border state

What does border state mean?
Border state means in the American Civil War, one of the slave states that did not join the Confederacy.
What part of speech is border state?
Border state is a noun.
What is the plural of border state?
The plural of border state is border states.

Words near border state in the dictionary

  1. border post
  2. border posts
  3. Border Ranges
  4. border reiver
  5. border reivers
  6. border state
  7. border states
  8. border stone
  9. border stones
  10. Border Terrier
  11. border-gore

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