federation
/ˌfɛdəˈɹeɪ̯ʃən/ · noun
Meaning
- Act of joining together into a single political entity.
- Array of nations or states that are unified under one central authority which is elected by its members.
- Any society or organisation formed from separate groups or bodies.
- A collection of network or telecommunication providers that offer interoperability.
- Of an architectural style popular around the time of federation.
- A local government area (Federation Council (New South Wales)) in the Murray region of New South Wales, Australia.
Etymology / origin
Borrowed from French fédération, from Late Latin foederatio, from Latin foederare; equivalent to federate + -ion.
- foederare(Latin)→
- foederatio(la-lat)→
- fédération(French)→
- *bʰeydʰ-(ine-pro)→
- federation (English)
- Relations: root, bor, der, der
Related words
Descendant words
- ဖယ်ဒရေးရှင်း(Burmese) (bor)
- federesyen(Iban) (bor)
- federesyen(Malay) (bor)
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