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Meaning of confederation in English
Pronunciation
/kənˌfɛdəˈreɪʃ(ə)n/
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Noun
confederation
Etymology
late Middle English: from Old French confederacion or late Latin confederatio(n-), from Latin confoederare, from con-‘together’ + foederare‘join in league with’ (from foedus‘league, treaty’)
Definitions
1.
the state of being allied or confederated
2.
a union of political organizations
3.
the act of forming an alliance or confederation