confederation
IPA: kʌnfɛdɝˈeɪʃʌn
noun
- A union or alliance of states or political organizations.
- The act of forming an alliance.
- In Canada, the federal union of provinces and territories which formed Canada, beginning with New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, and Quebec, and later including all the others.
- In Canada, the date of Confederation; 1 July 1867.
- In Newfoundland, the political union of Newfoundland with Canada.
- In Newfoundland, the date of Confederation; 31 March 1949.
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Examples of "confederation" in Sentences
- The state was a member of the confederation.
- The Covenant is a confederation of member covens and solitaires.
- Are there sources that acknowledge the Argentine Confederation as expansionist