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confederation - 4 dictionary results
con⋅fed⋅er⋅a⋅tion
[kuh
n-fed-uh-rey-shuh
n]
–noun
| 1. | the act of confederating. |
| 2. | the state of being confederated. |
| 3. | a league or alliance. |
| 4. | a group of confederates, esp. of states more or less permanently united for common purposes. |
| 5. | the Confederation, the union of the 13 original U.S. states under the Articles of Confederation 1781–89. |
| 6. | (initial capital letter ) the federation of Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, formed in 1867 and constituting the Dominion of Canada. |
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME < LL confoederātiōn- (s. of confoederātiō) an agreement, equiv. to confoederāt(us) confederate + -iōn- -ion
1375–1425; late ME < LL confoederātiōn- (s. of confoederātiō) an agreement, equiv. to confoederāt(us) confederate + -iōn- -ion

Related forms:
con⋅fed⋅er⋅a⋅tion⋅ism, noun
con⋅fed⋅er⋅a⋅tion⋅ist, noun
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Confederation
Con*fed`er*a"tion\, n. [L. confoederatio: cf. F. conf['e]d['e]ration.]1. The act of confederating; a league; a compact for mutual support; alliance, particularly of princes, nations, or states. The three princes enter into some strict league and confederation among themselves. --Bacon. This was no less than a political confederation of the colonies of New England. --Palfrey. 2. The parties that are confederated, considered as a unit; a confederacy. Articles of confederation. See under Article.
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Language Translation for : confederation
Spanish:
confederación,
German:
der Bund,
Japanese:
連合
confederation
A group of nations or states, or a government encompassing several states or political divisions, in which the component states retain considerable independence. The members of a confederation often delegate only a few powers to the central authority.
Note: The United States was governed as a confederation in the first few years of its independence (see Articles of Confederation).
Note: Canada is officially a confederation of provinces.
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