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Confederate States of America

Variant of confederacy

confederacy definition

con·fed·eracy (kən fed′ər ə sē)

noun pl. confederacies -·cies

  1. people, groups, nations, or states united for some common purpose
  2. a league or alliance formed by such a union; federation or confederation
  3. people united for an unlawful purpose; conspiracy

Etymology: ME & OFr confederacie < LL confoederatus: see confederate

confederacy Idioms

the Confederacy

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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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