Confederacy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861

a union of political organizations

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈaʊntɚɹɛkstˌɛnʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/kənfˈɛdəɹəsi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kənfˈɛdəɹəsi/

5 syllables Say it as /kˈaʊntɚɹɛkstˌɛnʃən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

conspiracy Confederate States federation South confederation Dixie Dixieland Confederate States of America

Word Forms

confederate	verb	form a group or unite
federate	verb	unite on a federal basis or band together as a league
conspiratorial	adjective	relating to or characteristic of conspiracy or conspirators
conspire	verb	act in unison or agreement and in secret towards a deceitful or illegal purpose

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Konföderation

die Südstaaten, die sich 1861 von den Vereinigten Staaten abspalteten

🇫🇷French

confédération

les États du Sud qui ont fait sécession des États-Unis en 1861

🇪🇸Spanish

confederación

los estados del sur que se separaron de los Estados Unidos en 1861

🇮🇹Italian

confederazione

gli stati del sud che si separarono dagli Stati Uniti nel 1861

🇳🇱Dutch

federatie

de zuidelijke staten die zich in 1861 van de Verenigde Staten afscheidden

🇵🇹Portuguese

confederação

os estados do sul que se separaram dos Estados Unidos em 1861

🇷🇺Russian

конфедерация

южные штаты, вышедшие из состава США в 1861 году.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कंफेडेरसी

दक्षिणी राज्य जो 1861 में संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका से अलग हो गये

🇧🇩Bengali

কনফেডারেসি

1861 সালে মার্কিন যুক্তরাষ্ট্র থেকে বিচ্ছিন্ন হওয়া দক্ষিণ রাজ্যগুলি

🇮🇳Tamil

கூட்டமைப்பு

1861 இல் அமெரிக்காவிலிருந்து பிரிந்த தென் மாநிலங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

సమాఖ్య

1861లో యునైటెడ్ స్టేట్స్ నుండి విడిపోయిన దక్షిణ రాష్ట్రాలు

🇮🇳Marathi

संघराज्य

1861 मध्ये युनायटेड स्टेट्सपासून वेगळे झालेली दक्षिणी राज्ये

🇮🇳Gujarati

સંઘ

1861 માં યુનાઇટેડ સ્ટેટ્સથી અલગ થયેલા દક્ષિણ રાજ્યો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಒಕ್ಕೂಟ

1861 ರಲ್ಲಿ ಯುನೈಟೆಡ್ ಸ್ಟೇಟ್ಸ್‌ನಿಂದ ಬೇರ್ಪಟ್ಟ ದಕ್ಷಿಣದ ರಾಜ್ಯಗಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

കോൺഫെഡറസി

1861-ൽ അമേരിക്കയിൽ നിന്ന് വേർപിരിഞ്ഞ തെക്കൻ സംസ്ഥാനങ്ങൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੰਘ

ਦੱਖਣੀ ਰਾਜ ਜੋ 1861 ਵਿੱਚ ਸੰਯੁਕਤ ਰਾਜ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਖ ਹੋਏ ਸਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

کنفیڈریسی

جنوبی ریاستیں جو 1861 میں ریاستہائے متحدہ سے الگ ہوئیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

联盟

1861 年脱离美国的南部各州

🇯🇵Japanese

連合

1861年に米国から分離した南部の州

🇰🇷Korean

연합

1861년 미국에서 탈퇴한 남부 주들

🇻🇳Vietnamese

liên bang

các bang miền nam tách khỏi Hoa Kỳ vào năm 1861

🇹🇭Thai

สหพันธ์

รัฐทางใต้ที่แยกตัวออกจากสหรัฐอเมริกาในปี พ.ศ. 2404

🇮🇩Indonesian

konfederasi

negara bagian selatan yang memisahkan diri dari Amerika Serikat pada tahun 1861

🇵🇭Filipino

kompederasyon

ang mga estado sa timog na humiwalay sa Estados Unidos noong 1861

🇲🇾Malay

konfederasi

negeri-negeri selatan yang berpisah dari Amerika Syarikat pada tahun 1861

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الكونفدرالية

الولايات الجنوبية التي انفصلت عن الولايات المتحدة عام 1861

🇮🇷Persian

کنفدراسیون

ایالت های جنوبی که در سال 1861 از ایالات متحده جدا شدند

🇹🇷Turkish

konfederasyon

1861'de Amerika Birleşik Devletleri'nden ayrılan güney eyaletleri

🇮🇱Hebrew

קוֹנפֵדֵרַצִיָה

מדינות הדרום שפרשו מארצות הברית ב-1861

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