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recaptive

recaptive noun: a slave freed by the British Royal Navy from a slave ship and brought to Freetown, now Sierra Leone's capital city.

Noun

recaptive (plural recaptives)

  1. (historical) A slave freed by the British Royal Navy from a slave ship and brought to Freetown, now Sierra Leone's capital city.

Forms of recaptive

pluralrecaptives

Origin of recaptive

From re- + captive?

Questions about recaptive

What does recaptive mean?
Recaptive means a slave freed by the British Royal Navy from a slave ship and brought to Freetown, now Sierra Leone's capital city.
What part of speech is recaptive?
Recaptive is a noun.
What is the plural of recaptive?
The plural of recaptive is recaptives.

Words near recaptive in the dictionary

  1. recaptivate
  2. recaptivated
  3. recaptivates
  4. recaptivating
  5. recaptivation
  6. recaptive
  7. recaptives
  8. recaptor
  9. recaptors
  10. recapturable
  11. recapture

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