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slavey

 

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Noun slavey has 1 sense
  1. skivvy, slavey - a female domestic servant who does all kinds of menial work
    --1 is a kind of domestic, domestic help, house servant

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Slavey

Noun

1. A person who is enslaved and treated as the property of another individual or household.
Related products on Amazon: Slavery History Books, Slave Memoirs

Example sentences:

  • The abolitionist movement fought tirelessly for the freedom of all slaves.
  • In the 19th century, many plantations in the American South relied on slavey labor.

Noun (Local)

1. (Canada) An Indigenous language spoken by the Slavey people in Northwestern Canada.
Related products on Amazon: Slavey Language Resources

Example sentences:

  • The elderly woman still fluently speaks Slavey, her native language.
  • Learning Slavey has allowed me to better connect with the Indigenous community in this region.
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