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Noun: slave market  sleyv maa(r)-kit
  1. A marketplace where slaves were auctioned off (especially in the southern United States before the American Civil War)
    "The former slave market now stands as a sombre reminder of a dark period in history"

Derived forms: slave markets

Type of: market, market place, marketplace, mart

Encyclopedia: Slave market