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orphan train
Noun
historical
Japanese Meaning
孤児列車：19世紀半ばから20世紀初頭にかけ、アメリカ東部の大都市から、孤児やホームレスの子どもたちを中西部の農村部にある里親・養子先に輸送するために運行された歴史的な列車
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(historical) One of the trains, operating between 1854 and 1929, that transported orphaned and homeless children from crowded Eastern cities of the United States to foster homes located largely in rural areas of the Midwest.
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orphan train
As children's aid societies sent youngsters west, the orphan train became a symbol of both hope and controversy in American social history.
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As children's aid societies sent youngsters west, the orphan train became a symbol of both hope and controversy in American social history.
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