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单词 confederacy
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confederacy

[ kuhn-fed-er-uh-see, -fed-ruh-see ]
/ kənˈfɛd ər ə si, -ˈfɛd rə si /
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noun, plural con·fed·er·a·cies.

an alliance between persons, parties, states, etc., for some purpose.
a group of persons, parties, states, etc., united by such a confederacy.
a combination of persons for unlawful purposes; conspiracy.
the Confederacy. Confederate States of America.

Origin of confederacy

1350–1400; Middle English confederacie<Anglo-French; see confederate, -acy

Words nearby confederacy

confectionary, confectioner, confectioners' sugar, confectionery, confed., confederacy, confederal, confederate, Confederate jasmine, Confederate Memorial Day, Confederate States of America
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British Dictionary definitions for confederacy (1 of 2)

confederacy
/ (kənˈfɛdərəsɪ, -ˈfɛdrəsɪ) /

noun plural -cies

a union or combination of peoples, states, etc; alliance; league
a combination of groups or individuals for unlawful purposes

Derived forms of confederacy

confederal, adjective

Word Origin for confederacy

C14: from Anglo-French confederacie, from Late Latin confoederātiō agreement, confederation

British Dictionary definitions for confederacy (2 of 2)

Confederacy
/ (kənˈfɛdərəsɪ, -ˈfɛdrəsɪ) /

noun

the Confederacy another name for Confederate States of America
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Cultural definitions for confederacy

Confederacy

The Confederate States of America; the government formed in 1861 by southern states that proclaimed their secession from the United States. Jefferson Davis was its president. The Confederacy was dissolved after the Civil War. (Compare Union.)

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