Freetown
Sierra Leone's capital
Freetown is the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone, a port on the Atlantic coast of West Africa.
Founded in 1792 as a settlement for freed slaves, it became a haven for liberated Africans throughout the nineteenth century.
The name reflects this origin—a town for the free.
Release from legal bondage
- liberationRelease from constraint
- resettlementReestablishing in new place
- MaroonsEscaped enslaved people's communities
- freedmenPeople released from slavery
abolition · colonization · repatriation · settlers · Granville · independence · diaspora
Safe anchorage for ships
- wharfShip docking structure
- shippingTransporting goods to destinations
- cargoTransported goods
- containersObjects for holding things
vessels · maritime · dock · pier · anchorage · freighters · fishing · ferries
Northeast Scotland's largest city
- WilberforceBritish antislavery campaigner
- AtlanticOcean bordering Europe
- MountainsTall geological elevations
- peninsulaLand almost encircled by water
Authority over a state
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- statehouseLegislature's headquarters
- embassyOfficial diplomatic residence abroad
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
municipality · mayor · diplomacy · consulate · governance · civic · council · jurisdiction
emancipation
Release from legal bondage
- liberationRelease from constraint
- resettlementReestablishing in new place
- MaroonsEscaped enslaved people's communities
freedmen · abolition · colonization · repatriation · settlers · Granville · independence · diaspora
harbor
Safe anchorage for ships
containers · vessels · maritime · dock · pier · anchorage · freighters · fishing · ferries · waterfront
Aberdeen
Northeast Scotland's largest city
- WilberforceBritish antislavery campaigner
- AtlanticOcean bordering Europe
- MountainsTall geological elevations
government
Authority over a state
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- statehouseLegislature's headquarters
- embassyOfficial diplomatic residence abroad
administration · municipality · mayor · diplomacy · consulate · governance · civic · council · jurisdiction · legislation
Dakar
Senegalese seat of government
Lagos · Abidjan · Bamako · Nairobi · Luanda · Maputo · Harare · Pretoria · Cairo · Tunis