Phrase guide

white slavery

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Sexual slavery, particularly the forced prostitution of women of European ancestry.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • 18 February 1990 "The Adventure of the Cheap Flat" season 2 episode 7 of Agatha Christie's Poirot: Hastings speaking to Poirot Maybe they're not as innocent as thet seem. Suppose they're tied up in some shady import-export business? Drugs, white slavery?

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

Slavery or slave trading where the victims were of European ancestry.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Qualifier: literal

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History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Hebrew: סחר בנשים וילדים — white slavery
  • Hebrew: עבדות לבנה — white slavery
  • Swedish: vit slavhandel — white slavery