federation
Syllables: fed·e·ra·tionUK/ˌfɛdəˈɹeɪ̯ʃən/
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Australia/ˌfedəˈɹæɪ̯ʃən/
federation noun: an act of joining together into a single political entity.
Noun
federation (countable and uncountable, plural federations)
- An act of joining together into a single political entity.
- It is 106 years since federation.
- An array of nations or states that are unified under one central authority.
- Synonyms:
- federal state, federal country
- Any society or organisation formed from separate groups or bodies.
- FIDE appeals to all chess players and federations to accept this view.2022, “2023 Laws of Chess”, in FIDE, page 2
- A collection of network or telecommunication providers that offer interoperability.
Adjective
federation (not comparable)
- Of an architectural style popular around the time of federation.
- We live in a federation house.
- The Federation house claimed a unique place in architecture, even if it offended architects.2000, Donald Denoon, Philippa Mein Smith, Marivic Wyndham, A History of Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific, page 221
Proper noun capitalized: Federation
Federation
- A local government area (Federation Council (New South Wales)) in the Murray region of New South Wales, Australia.
federation meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
federation in Hindi
- array of nations or states
- महासंघ mahāsaṅgh, फ़ेडरेशन feḍreśan, संघ saṅgh
federation in Tamil
- array of nations or states
- கூட்டரசு kūṭṭaracu
- society or organisation formed from separate groups or bodies
- கூட்டமைப்பு kūṭṭamaippu
federation in Marathi
- महासंघ, फेडरेशन, महासंघाचे
federation in Urdu
- array of nations or states
- فیڈَریشَن feḍareśan, اِتِّحاد ittihād, وِفاق vifāq
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- federation in Bengali
- ফেডারেশন pheḍareśon
- federation in Telugu
- సమాఖ్య samākhya
- federation in Malayalam
- സംയുക്തരാജ്യം, രാജ്യസംഘം, ഉടമ്പടി, സംയുക്തഭരണം
- federation in Kannada
- ಒಕ್ಕೂಟ, ಸಂಯುಕ್ತವಾಗುವುದು, ಸಂಯುಕ್ತ ಸಾಮ್ರಾಜ್ಯ, ಸಂಯುಕ್ತ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರ
- federation in Punjabi
- ਫੈਡਰੇਸ਼ਨ, ਫੈੱਡਰੇਸ਼ਨ
- federation in Gujarati
- ફેડરેશન
- federation in Odia
- ଫେଡେରେସନ୍, ଫେଡେରେସନ
- federation in Nepali
- महासङ्घ, फेडेरेसन, फेडरेसन
- federation in Pashto
- فدارسيون federāsyun, فېډرېشن feḍerēšan, اتحاد etehād
- federation in Tagalog
- kalipunan, pederasyon, sampisanan
- federation in Arabic
- اِتِّحَادِيَّة ittiḥādiyya, فِدِرَالِيَّة fidirāliyya
- federation in Malay
- persekutuan, federasi
- federation in Indonesian
- federasi, negara berserikat
- federation in Thai
- สหพันธรัฐ sà-hà-pan-tá-rát, สหพันธ์ sà-hà-pan
- federation in Vietnamese
- liên bang, liên đoàn, liên hiệp
- federation in Myanmar
- အဖွဲ့ချုပ် a.hpwai.hkyup, ဖယ်ဒရေးရှင်း hpaida.re:hrang:
Examples of federation in a sentence
- Comfortable accomodation ^([sic]) in large federation house, spa, swimming pool.2002, Andrew Swaffer, Katrina O'Brien, Darroch Donald, Australia: Handbook, page 754:
- Plaster kookaburras from the 1930s would still look good in a nature-themed Federation house; h27 cm.2010, Adrian Franklin, Collecting the 20th Century, page 27:
Synonyms of federation
- federal state
- federal country
Forms of federation
| plural | federations |
|---|---|
| alternative form (obsolete) | fœderation |
Origin of federation
Borrowed from French fédération, from Late Latin foederatio, from Latin foederare; equivalent to federate + -ion.
Words formed from federation
- Central African Federation
- Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
- defederation
- East African Federation
- federation furniture
- Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Federation of Malaya
- Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
- Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis
- Federation of South Arabia
- Fediverse
- Russian Federation
- West Indies Federation
Words that rhyme with federation
- 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 federation
- What does federation mean?
- Federation means an act of joining together into a single political entity.
- What is federation in Hindi?
- Federation in Hindi is महासंघ (mahāsaṅgh), फ़ेडरेशन (feḍreśan), संघ (saṅgh). See Federation meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use federation in a sentence?
- Comfortable accomodation ^([sic]) in large federation house, spa, swimming pool.
- What part of speech is federation?
- Federation can be a noun, an adjective or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce federation?
- Federation is pronounced /ˌfɛdəˈɹeɪ̯ʃən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of federation?
- The plural of federation is federations.
Words near federation in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: federation (page history and authors); Federation (page history and authors); federation (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); federation (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); federation (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); federation (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); federation (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); federation (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); federation (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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