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Slave Coast

Slave Coast proper noun: a region of West Africa on the coast of the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean from the Volta River to the Lagos Lagoon or Niger Delta, now comprising the coasts of Togo, Benin, and parts of Nigeria.

Proper noun

Slave Coast

  1. (historical) A region of West Africa on the coast of the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean from the Volta River to the Lagos Lagoon or Niger Delta, now comprising the coasts of Togo, Benin, and parts of Nigeria.
  2. (historical) A former colony of the Netherlands comprising its trading outposts along the Slave Coast.
    Synonyms:
    Dutch Slave Coast

Synonyms of Slave Coast

  • Dutch Slave Coast

Origin of Slave Coast

A calque of Portuguese Costa dos Escravos from the area's importance as a source of African slaves to European traders from the 16th to 19th centuries. As a Dutch territory, a calque of Dutch Slavenkust.

Questions about Slave Coast

What does Slave Coast mean?
Slave Coast means a region of West Africa on the coast of the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean from the Volta River to the Lagos Lagoon or Niger Delta, now comprising the coasts of Togo, Benin, and parts of Nigeria.
What part of speech is Slave Coast?
Slave Coast is a proper noun.

Words near Slave Coast in the dictionary

  1. slave camps
  2. slave chain
  3. slave chains
  4. slave clock
  5. slave clocks
  6. Slave Coast
  7. slave code
  8. slave codes
  9. slave cylinder
  10. slave cylinders
  11. slave driver

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