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middle passages

middle passages is the plural of middle passage.

Meaning of middle passage

Noun

middle passage (plural middle passages)

  1. (obsolete) A middle way, especially between two extremes; an intermediate path in space or time.
  2. (capitalized, historical, often) Specifically, the middle part of the sea voyage by which slaves were transported from Africa to America.
    • The city once laid claim to the largest fleet of slave ships in the history of the trade as its merchants overtook Bristol and London in dominating the Middle Passage.2007 August 23, Tristram Hunt, “A bold step away from the dead end of guilt and apology”, in The Guardian

Noun capitalized: Middle Passages

Middle Passages

  1. (plural) plural of Middle Passage

Questions about middle passages

What is middle passages the plural of?
Middle passages is the plural of middle passage.
What part of speech is middle passages?
Middle passages is a noun.

Words near middle passages in the dictionary

  1. middle pair
  2. middle pairs
  3. Middle Park
  4. middle part
  5. middle passage
  6. middle passages
  7. middle path
  8. middle paths
  9. Middle Persian
  10. middle phalange
  11. middle phalanges

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