- Maryland, Old Line State, Free State, MD - a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
--1 is a kind of American state
--1 is a part of Mid-Atlantic states
--1 has parts: - free state - any state prohibiting slavery prior to the Civil War
--2 is a kind of American state
--2 is a part of Union, North
Antonyms: slave state
- Free State, Orange Free State - a province in central South Africa that was colonized by the Boers; named Free State in 1997
--3 is a kind of state, province
--3 is a part of South Africa, Republic of South Africa