confederation
/kənfɛdəˈɹeɪʃən/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.45 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A union or alliance of states or political organizations.
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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.
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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.
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In Newfoundland, the political union of Newfoundland with Canada.
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In Newfoundland, the political union of Newfoundland with Canada.
Etymology
From Middle English confederacion, confideracion and Middle French confédération, from Old French confederacion, from Latin cōnfoederātiō. Doublet of confederacy.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: confederacion, confédération, cōnfoederātiō