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federalist en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈfɛdɹəlˌɪst/
  • /ˈfɛdəɹəlˌɪst/

Etymology

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 Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English federalist From federal + -ist.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Of or relating to federalism, or its advocates.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
fœderalist alternative, obsolete lexicographic

Deriveds

federast · antifederalist · Eurofederalist · ultrafederalist

Translations (4)

ka ფედერალისტური (of or relating to federalism) · nb føderalistisk (of or relating to federalism) · sv federalistisk (of or relating to federalism) · pt federalista (of or relating to federalism)

federalist en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈfɛdɹəlˌɪst/
  • /ˈfɛdəɹəlˌɪst/

Etymology

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 Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English federalist From federal + -ist.

Meanings

  1. Advocate of federalism.
  2. (Canada) Supporter of the view that the province of Québec should remain within the Canadian federal system; an opponent of Québec‐based separatism or sovereigns.
  3. A covenantalist.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
federalists Number=Plur lexicographic
fœderalist alternative, obsolete lexicographic

Deriveds

quasi-federalist · anti-federalist · pro-federalist

Translations (8)

ka ფედერალისტი (advocate of federalism) · de Föderalistin (advocate of federalism) · ga feidearálach (advocate of federalism) · eo federisto (advocate of federalism) · pt federalista (advocate of federalism) · de Föderalist (advocate of federalism) · nn føderalist (advocate of federalism) · nb føderalist (advocate of federalism)