federation

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federation^¹

/ˌfɛdəˈɹeɪ̯ʃən/ Canada, US, UK
[ˌfɛdəˈɹeɪ̯ʃən] ~ [ˌfɛdəˈɹeɪ̯ʃn̩] Canada, US, UK
/ˌfedəˈɹæɪ̯ʃən/ Australia, New Zealand
[ˌfedəˈɹæɪ̯ʃən] ~ [ˌfedəˈɹæɪ̯ʃn̩] Australia, New Zealand

Rhymes with -eɪʃən

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French fédération, from Late Latin foederatio, from Latin foederare; equivalent to federate + -ion.

noun federations · fœderation

countable, uncountable An act of joining together into a single political entity. It is 106 years since federation.
countable, uncountable An array of nations or states that are unified under one central authority.
Similar: federal state, federal country, federation
countable, uncountable Any society or organisation formed from separate groups or bodies. FIDE appeals to all chess players and federations to accept this view.
countable, uncountable A collection of network or telecommunication providers that offer interoperability.

adjective fœderation

Australia, not comparable Of an architectural style popular around the time of federation. We live in a federation house.

Federation^²

proper noun

A local government area (Federation Council (New South Wales)) in the Murray region of New South Wales, Australia.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: confederation, confederacy, federated, federative, confederal, federalism, republic, federalist, federal, coalition, commonwealth, alliance, league, country, community, delegation

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noun array of nations or states

Español	federación
한국어	연방 yeonbang, 연합 yeonhap, 연맹 yeonmaeng, 동맹 dongmaeng
日本語	連邦 renpō, 聯邦 renpō, 連盟 renmei, 聯盟 renmei, 同盟 dōmei
中文	聯邦 /联邦 liánbāng
हिन्दी	महासंघ mahāsaṅgh, फ़ेडरेशन feḍreśan, संघ saṅgh
Kiswahili	shirikisho
Português	federação
Français	fédération
Deutsch	Föderation, Bund
Italiano	federazione
Ελληνικά	ομοσπονδία omospondía
Română	federație
Русский	федера́ция federácija
Tiếng Việt	liên bang
العربية	اِتِّحَادِيَّة ittiḥādiyya, فِدِرَالِيَّة fidirāliyya
עברית	פֶדֶרַצְיָה federátsya

noun society or organisation formed from separate groups or bodies

中文	聯合會 /联合会 liánhéhuì
Tiếng Việt	liên đoàn, liên hiệp

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@misc{federation_2026,
  title = {federation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/federation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}