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Confederate States of America

–plural noun
the group of 11 Southern states that seceded from the United States in 1860–61.
Also called the Confederacy.
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Confederate States of America Abbr. CSA  
A republic formed in February, 1861, and composed of the 11 Southern states that seceded from the United States in order to preserve slavery and states' rights. It was dissolved in 1865 after being defeated in the American Civil War.
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