Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A region of coastal western Africa along the Bight of Benin used as the exportation base for slaves from the 1500s to the early 1800s. It roughly corresponds to modern-day Benin and Togo.
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- proper noun The
coastal areas of present-dayTogo ,Benin , and westernNigeria , once an importantexport centre for theAtlantic slave trade .
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Examples
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From Benin where before French colonis shore includes what used to be known as the Slave Coast, from where captives were shipped across the Atlantic.
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Speaking of the transactions on that part of Guinea called the Slave Coast, where the Europeans have the most factories, and from whence they bring away much the greatest number of slaves, the same author, and also Bosman [B] says, "The inhabitants of Coto do much mischief, in stealing those slaves they sell to the Europeans, from the upland country.
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When Inman finally did start to take the patrol of the Slave Coast seriously, he drew up a plan to divide the cruising grounds among his three active vessels, with each ship assigned a specific area to patrol.
Hanging Captain Gordon Ron Soodalter 2007
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When he finally did weigh anchor and go to sea, it took him another two months to finally reach the Slave Coast.
Hanging Captain Gordon Ron Soodalter 2007
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When he finally did weigh anchor and go to sea, it took him another two months to finally reach the Slave Coast.
Hanging Captain Gordon Ron Soodalter 2007
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When he finally did weigh anchor and go to sea, it took him another two months to finally reach the Slave Coast.
Hanging Captain Gordon Ron Soodalter 2007
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When Inman finally did start to take the patrol of the Slave Coast seriously, he drew up a plan to divide the cruising grounds among his three active vessels, with each ship assigned a specific area to patrol.
Hanging Captain Gordon Ron Soodalter 2007
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When Inman finally did start to take the patrol of the Slave Coast seriously, he drew up a plan to divide the cruising grounds among his three active vessels, with each ship assigned a specific area to patrol.
Hanging Captain Gordon Ron Soodalter 2007
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When he finally did weigh anchor and go to sea, it took him another two months to finally reach the Slave Coast.
Hanging Captain Gordon Ron Soodalter 2007
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When Inman finally did start to take the patrol of the Slave Coast seriously, he drew up a plan to divide the cruising grounds among his three active vessels, with each ship assigned a specific area to patrol.
Hanging Captain Gordon Ron Soodalter 2007
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