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Meaning of trail of tears | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. A forced removal of American Indian or First Nation peoples, or other alleged injustice against them, like the original Trail of Tears.
  2. The route followed by American Indians moved from their homelands in the southeastern United States to lands west of the Mississippi river by the Indian Removal Act of 1830.
    historical

Equivalents

العربية دَرْب الدُّمُوع
Deutsch Pfad der Tränen
Español Sendero de lágrimas
Français Piste de larmes
Italiano Sentiero delle lacrime
Português Caminho das Lágrimas Trilha das Lágrimas

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

trail off trail ridge scrub grasshopper trail rope trail, path, track trailbaston Trailblaze

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