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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of slaaf + -en- + schip.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈslaː.və(n)ˌsxɪp/
- Hyphenation: sla‧ven‧schip
Noun
slavenschip n (plural slavenschepen, diminutive slavenscheepje n)
- a slave ship, a slaver
Het slavenschip vervoerde gevangen slaven van Afrika naar de Amerika's.- The slave ship transported captured slaves from Africa to the Americas.
De gruwelijke omstandigheden op het slavenschip waren schokkend en hartverscheurend.- The horrifying conditions on the slave ship were shocking and heartbreaking.
Het slavenscheepje speelde een duistere rol in de geschiedenis van de trans-Atlantische slavenhandel.- The slave ship played a dark role in the history of the transatlantic slave trade.