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federal.

Pertaining to a league or treaty; derived from an agreement or covenant between parties, especially between nations.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈfɛdəɹəl/Received-Pronunciation[ˈfɛdəɹəl] ~ [ˈfɛdəɹl̩]Received-Pronunciation/ˈfɛdəɹəl/Canadian, General-American, Standard[ˈfɛdɚəl] ~ [ˈfɛdɹ̩l̩]Canadian, General-American, Standard

  1. Pertaining to a league or treaty; derived from an agreement or covenant between parties, especially between nations.

    not-comparable

  2. Pertaining to the national government level in a federal nation, as opposed to state, provincial, county, city, or town.

    not-comparable

  3. Relating to covenantalism.

    not-comparable
    federal theology
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰós Proto-Italic *feiðos Latin foedus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -al Middle French -al French -al French fédéralbor. English federal Borrowed from French fédéral, from Latin foedus + French -al.

noun/ˈfɛdəɹəl/Received-Pronunciation[ˈfɛdəɹəl] ~ [ˈfɛdəɹl̩]Received-Pronunciation/ˈfɛdəɹəl/Canadian, General-American, Standard[ˈfɛdɚəl] ~ [ˈfɛdɹ̩l̩]Canadian, General-American, Standard

  1. A federal agent or (chiefly law-enforcement) official.

  2. A federal agent or (chiefly law-enforcement) official. A law-enforcement official of the FBI.

    US

  3. A Union soldier in the American Civil War.

    US · historical

  4. A supporter of federation.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰós Proto-Italic *feiðos Latin foedus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -al Middle French -al French -al French fédéralbor. English federal Borrowed from French fédéral, from Latin foedus + French -al.

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