Confederate States of America
Variant of confederacy
confederacy
Definition
con·fed·eracy (kən fed′ər ə sē)
noun pl. confederacies -·cies
- people, groups, nations, or states united for some common purpose
- a league or alliance formed by such a union; federation or confederation
- people united for an unlawful purpose; conspiracy
Etymology: ME & OFr confederacie < LL confoederatus: see confederate
the Confederacy
☆ the league of Southern states that seceded from the U.S. in 1860 & 1861; Ala., Ark., Fla., Ga., La., Miss., N.C., S.C., Tenn., Tex., & Va.
official name, Confederate States of America
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