word
Transatlantic Slave Trade
trans-at-LAN-tik slayv trayd
/trænsætˈlæntɪk sleɪv treɪd/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
transatlanticslavetrade
Dictionary meaning
Forced displacement of approximately 12 million Africans to the Americas between the 16th and 19th centuries
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