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Word: Blackbirding
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 19th century: from blackbird in the sense ‘a Polynesian person on a slave ship’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈblakbəːdɪŋ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the practice of kidnapping Pacific Islanders and using them as forced labour, in particular on sugar and cotton plantations in Australia
Short Definition:practice of kidnapping Pacific Islanders for forced labour
Examples:- the island's population was severely depleted by blackbirding
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