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ROYAL AFRICAN COMPANY

\ɹˈɔ͡ɪə͡l ˈafɹɪkən kˈʌmpəni], \ɹˈɔ‍ɪə‍l ˈafɹɪkən kˈʌmpəni], \ɹ_ˈɔɪ_əl ˈa_f_ɹ_ɪ_k_ə_n k_ˈʌ_m_p_ə_n_i]\

Definitions of ROYAL AFRICAN COMPANY

1894 - Dictionary of United States history

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An English slave-trading corporation organized about 1720 for the especial purpose of transporting slaves to the colonies. In the Carolinas special care was enjoined upon the Government to encourage this trade.

1894 - Dictionary of United States history
By John Franklin Jameson

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