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Confederacy
the informal name for the Confederate States of America, the collection of American states that seceded from the United States in 1861, and fought against the Union in the American Civil War
confederacy
a number of states or persons in compact or league with each other, as for mutual aid
confederacy
{n} a league, bond, union, engagment
Confederacy
{i} alliance of 11 southern states that sought to secede from the USA and fought against the North during the Civil War
confederacy
an alliance
confederacy
A governmental system in which sovereignty is vested entirely in subnational (state) governments
confederacy
A confederacy is a union of states or people who are trying to achieve the same thing. They've entered this new confederacy because the central government's been unable to control the collapsing economy. the Confederate States in the American Civil War, the southern states of the US, which fought the northern states (the Union) and lost. confederacies a confederation. Iroquois Confederacy Maratha confederacy Maravi confederacy
confederacy
A combination of two or more persons to commit an unlawful act, or to do a lawful act by unlawful means
confederacy
With the, the Confederate States of America
confederacy
a union of political organizations
confederacy
Confederate States of America; group of southern states that seceded from the United States from 1860-1865
confederacy
The persons, bodies, states, or nations united by a league; a confederation
confederacy
the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861
confederacy
a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act
confederacy
a union of persons, parties, or states; alliance; league
confederacy
{i} union of groups or states, league, coalition, alliance
confederacy
a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose
confederacy
A league or compact between two or more persons, bodies of men, or states, for mutual support or common action; alliance
the confederacy

    Hyphenation

    the con·fed·e·ra·cy

    Turkish pronunciation

    dhi kınfedrısi

    Pronunciation

    /ᴛʜē kənˈfedrəsē/ /ðiː kənˈfɛdrəsiː/
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