confederation
/kənfɛdəˈɹeɪʃən/
confederation noun: a union or alliance of states or political organizations.
Noun
confederation (plural confederations)
- A union or alliance of states or political organizations.
- Synonyms:
- alliance, confederacy, federation, league
- The act of forming an alliance.
Proper noun capitalized: Confederation
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 Newfoundland, the political union of Newfoundland with Canada.
- In Newfoundland, the date of Confederation: March 31, 1949.
confederation meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
confederation in Hindi
- union or alliance
- परिसंघ parisaṅgh
confederation in Tamil
- கூட்டுக்குழு, கூட்டிணைப்பு
confederation in Urdu
- union or alliance
- کَنْفیڈَریشَن kanfeḍareśan
confederation in Bengali
- union or alliance
- পরিসংঘ poriśoṅgho, মিত্রসংঘ mitrośoṅgho
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- confederation in Telugu
- సమ్మె samme
- confederation in Malayalam
- രാജ്യസഖ്യം, കൂട്ടുകെട്ട്, പങ്കാളിത്തം, ഐക്യത
- confederation in Kannada
- ಜತೆಗೂಡಿಕೆ, ಒಕ್ಕೂಟವಾಗುವಿಕೆ, ಮಹಾ ಒಕ್ಕೂಟ, ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಗಳ ಒಕ್ಕೂಟ
- confederation in Punjabi
- ਕਨਫੈਡਰੇਸ਼ਨ
- confederation in Gujarati
- કોન્ફેડરેશન
- confederation in Odia
- କନଫେଡେରେସନ୍, କନଫେଡେରେସନ
- confederation in Nepali
- कन्फेडेरेसन, कन्फेडरेशन, कन्फेडरेसन
- confederation in Tagalog
- kalaguman, kompederasyon
- confederation in Arabic
- كُونْفِدِرَالِيَّة kūnfidirāliyya
- confederation in Malay
- konfederasi, gabungan
- confederation in Indonesian
- konfederasi
- confederation in Thai
- สมาพันธ์ sà-maa-pan, สมาพันธรัฐ sà-maa-pan-tá-rát
- confederation in Vietnamese
- bang liên
- confederation in Myanmar
- ကွန်ဖက်ဒရေးရှင်း kwanhpakda.re:hrang:
Examples of confederation in a sentence
- The radical party agitated for the region to secede from the confederation and establish self-government.
- In reality, a readily agreed confederation seems the most likely course for Vectensians in AD 43.
- The German trade union confederation (DGB) criticized the move, saying it dumped responsibility for the fight against the pandemic onto employees.
Synonyms of confederation
Forms of confederation
| plural | confederations |
|---|---|
| alternative form (obsolete) | confœderation |
Origin of confederation
From Middle English confederacion, confideracion and Middle French confédération, from Old French confederacion, from Latin cōnfoederātiō. Doublet of confederacy.
Words formed from confederation
- anticonfederation
- confederational
- confederationism
- confederationist
- Confederation Day
- Confederation poets
Phrases with confederation
Words that rhyme with confederation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
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- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about confederation
- What does confederation mean?
- Confederation means a union or alliance of states or political organizations.
- What is confederation in Hindi?
- Confederation in Hindi is परिसंघ (parisaṅgh). See Confederation meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is confederation?
- Confederation can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce confederation?
- Confederation is pronounced /kənfɛdəˈɹeɪʃən/.
- What is the plural of confederation?
- The plural of confederation is confederations.
Words near confederation in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: confederation (page history and authors); Confederation (page history and authors); confederation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); సమ్మె (Telugu) (page history and authors); confederation (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); confederation (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); confederation (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); confederation (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); confederation (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); confederation (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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