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10 Language-to-English DictionariesMittlere Passage
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈmɪt.lə.ʁə paˈsaː.ʒə
"Die Mittlere Passage war der grauenvolle Seeweg für versklavte Menschen."
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2 senses- 1
The forced voyage of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas as part of the triangular trade route.
"Historians study the horrors and immense human toll of the Middle Passage." - 2
The central part of a journey or process.
"They prepared themselves for the difficult middle passage of the expedition."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the historical Atlantic slave trade routes, combining 'middle' (referring to the second leg of the triangular trade) and 'passage' (a journey by water). The term emerged in historical discourse to describe the forced voyage of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to the New World from the 16th to the 19th centuries.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Middle Passage" is said worldwide
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Le passage du Milieu
Transliteration: lə pa.saʒ dy mi.ljø
"Le passage du Milieu a marqué une tragédie sombre de l'histoire."
Mittlere Passage
Transliteration: ˈmɪt.lə.ʁə paˈsaː.ʒə
"Die Mittlere Passage war der grauenvolle Seeweg für versklavte Menschen."
Passaggio di mezzo
Transliteration: pasˈsad.dʒo di ˈmɛd.dzo
"Il passaggio di mezzo è una parte cruciale della storia della schiavitù."
Pasaje medio
Transliteration: paˈsa.xe ˈme.ðjo
"El pasaje medio transportó a millones de africanos esclavizados."
Passagem do Meio
Transliteration: paˈsa.ʒẽj du ˈme.ju
"A Passagem do Meio foi a travessia brutal no Oceano Atlântico."
मध्य मार्ग
Transliteration: madhya mārg
"मध्य मार्ग ने इतिहास के सबसे काले अध्यायों में से एक को जन्म दिया।"
中央航路
Transliteration: zhōngyāng hánglù
"中央航路是大西洋奴隶贸易的核心部分。"
미들 패시지
Transliteration: mideul paesiji
"미들 패시지는 아프리카 노예들을 신대륙으로 수송하던 항로였다."
中道航路
Transliteration: chūdō kōro
"中道航路は奴隷貿易における過酷な海上輸送路であった。"
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