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federation.

An act of joining together into a single political entity.

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌfɛdəˈɹeɪ̯ʃən/Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation[ˌfɛdəˈɹeɪ̯ʃən] ~ [ˌfɛdəˈɹeɪ̯ʃn̩]Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ˌfedəˈɹæɪ̯ʃən/Australia, New-Zealand[ˌfedəˈɹæɪ̯ʃən] ~ [ˌfedəˈɹæɪ̯ʃn̩]Australia, New-Zealand

  1. An act of joining together into a single political entity.

    countable · uncountable
    It is 106 years since federation.

  2. An array of nations or states that are unified under one central authority.

    countable · uncountable

  3. Any society or organisation formed from separate groups or bodies.

    countable · uncountable

  4. A collection of network or telecommunication providers that offer interoperability.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French fédération, from Late Latin foederatio, from Latin foederare; equivalent to federate + -ion.

adj/ˌfɛdəˈɹeɪ̯ʃən/Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation[ˌfɛdəˈɹeɪ̯ʃən] ~ [ˌfɛdəˈɹeɪ̯ʃn̩]Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ˌfedəˈɹæɪ̯ʃən/Australia, New-Zealand[ˌfedəˈɹæɪ̯ʃən] ~ [ˌfedəˈɹæɪ̯ʃn̩]Australia, New-Zealand

  1. Of an architectural style popular around the time of federation.

    Australia · not-comparable
    We live in a federation house.
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French fédération, from Late Latin foederatio, from Latin foederare; equivalent to federate + -ion.

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