PECULIAR INSTITUTION meaning: Systematic slavery in southern U.S - OneLook

Usually means: Systematic slavery in southern U.S.

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peculiar institution: Merriam-Webster
peculiar institution: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
peculiar institution: Wiktionary
peculiar institution: Infoplease Dictionary
peculiar institution: Dictionary.com
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▸ noun: (euphemistic or derogatory) slavery

Similar:

slave-driver, pseudoslave, slavelet, slaveling, slavey, slave, slimehole, booby-hatch, slave-making ant, semislave, more...

Opposite:

normal institution

Phrases:

The Peculiar Institution, more...

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Similar:

slave-driver, pseudoslave, slavelet, slaveling, slavey, slave, slimehole, booby-hatch, slave-making ant, semislave, more...

Opposite:

normal institution

Phrases:

The Peculiar Institution, more...

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