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Emancipation Proclamation

Emancipation Proclamation proper noun: a proclamation, announced by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln on September 22, 1862, and going into effect on January 1, 1863; that all slaves in areas in rebellion (i.e. under Confederate control) would be free.

Proper noun

Emancipation Proclamation

  1. A proclamation, announced by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln on September 22, 1862, and going into effect on January 1, 1863; that all slaves in areas in rebellion (i.e. under Confederate control) would be free.

Questions about Emancipation Proclamation

What does Emancipation Proclamation mean?
Emancipation Proclamation means a proclamation, announced by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln on September 22, 1862, and going into effect on January 1, 1863; that all slaves in areas in rebellion (i.e. under Confederate control) would be free.
What part of speech is Emancipation Proclamation?
Emancipation Proclamation is a proper noun.

Words near Emancipation Proclamation in the dictionary

  1. emancipateth
  2. emancipating
  3. emancipatio
  4. emancipation
  5. Emancipation Day
  6. Emancipation Proclamation
  7. emancipation waist
  8. emancipation waists
  9. emancipationist
  10. emancipationists
  11. emancipations

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