English Explanatory Dictionary

federation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Act of joining together into a single political entity.
  2. Array of nations or states that are unified under one central authority which is elected by its members.
  3. Any society or organisation formed from separate groups or bodies.
  4. A collection of network or telecommunication providers that offer interoperability.
adj
  1. Of an architectural style popular around the time of federation.
name
  1. A local government area (Federation Council (New South Wales)) in the Murray region of New South Wales, Australia.

Pronunciation

/ˌfɛdəˈɹeɪʃn̩/ en-us-federation.ogg EN-AU ck1 federation.ogg

Word forms

federation federations fœderation

Etymology

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

Synonyms

federal state federal country federation

Related words

federate federative federationism federationist federational federationalist federationalism confederation federal

Derived words

Central African Federation Co-operative Commonwealth Federation defederation East African Federation federation furniture Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis Federation of South Arabia Fediverse Russian Federation West Indies Federation
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