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单词 americo-liberian
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Americo-Liberian
Americo-Liberian n.
Brit. /əˌmɛrᵻkəʊlʌɪˈbɪərɪən/
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U.S. /əˌmɛrəkoʊˌlaɪˈbɪriən/
a freed American slave resettled in Liberia (now historical); (also) a Liberian descended from such a person.Freed American slaves were resettled in Liberia by the American Colonization Society, which controlled the country from 1821 to 1847.
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1853 Afr. Repository Oct. 310/2 The influence of the Americo-Liberians has been such as to lessen the disposition of the natives to war and rapine.
1905 Westm. Gaz. 12 Aug. 11/1 Many interesting details are given as to the character of the civilisation of the Americo-Liberians.
1989 Encycl. Brit. VII. 331/1 The people most closely associated with the founding of the Liberian state were black freedmen (freed slaves) from the New World, known historically as the Americo-Liberians.
2003 Daily Tel. 9 July 20/4 The Americo-Liberians remained in power, through the influence of their all-pervasive True Whig Party, until 1980.
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