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federation

/ˌfɛdəˈɹeɪ̯ʃən/ · noun

Meaning

  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.
  5. Of an architectural style popular around the time of federation.
  6. 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.

  1. foederare(Latin)
  2. foederatio(la-lat)
  3. fédération(French)
  4. *bʰeydʰ-(ine-pro)
  5. federation (English)
  6. Relations: root, bor, der, der

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