confederation
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confederation¹
- /kənfɛdəˈɹeɪʃən/
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
From Middle English confederacion, confideracion and Middle French confédération, from Old French confederacion, from Latin cōnfoederātiō. Doublet of confederacy.
noun confederations · confœderation
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A union or alliance of states or political organizations.
Similar: alliance, confederacy, federation, league
- The act of forming an alliance.
Confederation²
proper noun the Confederation
- In Canada, the federal union of provinces and territories which formed Canada, initially New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, and Quebec, and later including all the others.
- In Canada, the date of Confederation: July 1, 1867.
- In Newfoundland, the political union of Newfoundland with Canada.
- In Newfoundland, the date of Confederation: March 31, 1949.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: federation, alliance, confederacy, federal, commonwealth, congress, consortium, bund, association, congregation, union, centre, misericordia, intercontinental, mercy, canada
Translations
Every language
noun union or alliance
| Español | confederación |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 국가 연합 gukga yeonhap |
| 日本語 | 国家連合 kokka rengō, コンフェデレーション konfederēshon |
| 中文 | 邦聯 /邦联 bānglián |
| हिन्दी | परिसंघ parisaṅgh |
| Português | confederação |
| Français | confédération |
| Deutsch | Bund, Bündnis, Konföderation, Eidgenossenschaft, Staatenbund, Staatenbündnis |
| Italiano | confederazione |
| Ελληνικά | συνομοσπονδία synomospondía, κοινόν koinón, ένωση énosi |
| Română | confederație |
| Русский | конфедера́ция konfederácija |
| Tiếng Việt | bang liên |
| العربية | كُونْفِدِرَالِيَّة kūnfidirāliyya |
| עברית | קוֹנְפֶדֶרַצְיָה konfederátsya |
name Translations
| Français | Confédération |
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Talk about this word "confederation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/confederation. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. confederation. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/confederation "confederation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/confederation.Cite this
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title = {confederation},
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