Definition of confederacy Confederacy

/kʌnfɛˈdɚʌsi/ - [kunfederusee] - con•fed•er•a•cy

We found 10 definitions of confederacy from 5 different sources.

What does confederacy mean?

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Noun
confederacy - the southern states that seceded from the United States in 1861
		Confederate States, Confederate States of America, South, Dixie, Dixieland
		south situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the south; "the south entrance"
		southern situated in or coming from regions of the south; "the southern hemisphere"; "southern constellations"
		slave state any of the southern states in which slavery was legal prior to the American Civil War
		camellia state, heart of dixie, al, alabama the Muskhogean language of the Alabama
		land of opportunity, arkansas, ar a state in south central United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
		everglade state, fl, florida, sunshine state a state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
		empire state of the south, peach state, ga, georgia a republic in Asia Minor on the Black Sea separated from Russia by the Caucasus mountains; formerly an Asian soviet but became independent in 1991
		louisiana, pelican state, la a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
		magnolia state, mississippi, ms a state in the Deep South on the gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate States during the American Civil War
		show me state, mo, missouri a dialect of the Chiwere language spoken by the Missouri
		nc, old north state, tar heel state, north carolina a state in southeastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies
		palmetto state, south carolina, sc a state in the Deep South; one of the original 13 colonies
		tn, volunteer state, tennessee a state in east central United States
		lone-star state, texas, tx the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico
confederacy - a union of political organizations
		confederation, federation
		union the act of making or becoming a single unit; "the union of opposing factions"; "he looked forward to the unification of his family for the holidays"
		nation the people who live in a nation or country; "a statement that sums up the nation's mood"; "the news was announced to the nation"; "the whole country worshipped him"
		creek confederacy a North American Indian confederacy organized by the Muskogee that dominated the southeastern part of the United States before being removed to Oklahoma
confederacy - a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act
		conspiracy
		understanding, agreement the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect"
confederacy - a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose
		conspiracy
		lot, circle, band, set a parcel of land having fixed boundaries; "he bought a lot on the lake"

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Wiktionary

confederacy (Noun)
An alliance.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

confederacy (n.)
A league or compact between two or more persons, bodies of men, or states, for mutual support or common action; alliance.
confederacy (n.)
The persons, bodies, states, or nations united by a league; a confederation.
confederacy (n.)
A combination of two or more persons to commit an unlawful act, or to do a lawful act by unlawful means. See Conspiracy.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

confederacy
A confederation that was created in 1861 by eleven southern states of the United States of America that had declared their secession from the U.S and ended in 1865 after military defeat.