Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

federation

/ˌfɛdəˈɹeɪ̯ʃən/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.26 in modern English

Syllables
fed-e-ra-tion
IPA
/ˌfɛdəˈɹeɪ̯ʃən/
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An act of joining together into a single political entity.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An array of nations or states that are unified under one central authority.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any society or organisation formed from separate groups or bodies.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A collection of network or telecommunication providers that offer interoperability.

Countable; Uncountable

adj

Of an architectural style popular around the time of federation.

Australian usage

name

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

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌfɛdəˈɹeɪ̯ʃən/
  • British English: /ˌfɛdəˈɹeɪ̯ʃən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

federations (plural) fœderation (alternative, obsolete)

Derived Forms

defederation Fediverse

Phrases

Central African Federation Co-operative Commonwealth Federation East African Federation federation furniture Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Federation of Malaya Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis

Frequently Paired Words

confederate Confederation Fed federal federate Federation federational federationalism

Synonyms

federal state federal country federation confederation confederacy

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization nation location application

Questions

How do you pronounce federation?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌfɛdəˈɹeɪ̯ʃən/.
What does federation mean?
An act of joining together into a single political entity.
Where does federation come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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