slavery
🇺🇸
/ˈsleɪvəri/
🇬🇧
/ˈsleɪvəri/
noun
C1
being forced to work as a slave
Many people were taken from Africa and forced into slavery in America.
C1
owning people and making them work as slaves
The history of slavery shows how cruel people can be to each other.
translation
being forced to work as a slave; owning people and making them work as slaves
Word Forms
Plural
slaveries