Dictionary

federation en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˌfɛdəˈɹeɪ̯ʃən/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
• audio Queensland
• (California) audio
• /ˌfedəˈɹæɪ̯ʃən/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
• [ˌfedəˈɹæɪ̯ʃən] ~ [ˌfedəˈɹæɪ̯ʃn̩] (Australia, New-Zealand)
• [ˌfɛdəˈɹeɪ̯ʃən] ~ [ˌfɛdəˈɹeɪ̯ʃn̩] (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (Australia, not-comparable) Of an architectural style popular around the time of federation.
   • Five Chimneys, 15 Maria St, T8563 0240. Comfortable accomodation ^([sic]) in large federation house, spa, swimming pool. 2002, Andrew Swaffer, Katrina O'Brien, Darroch Donald, Australia: Handbook, page 754:
   • We live in a federation house.
   • Plaster kookaburras from the 1930s would still look good in a nature-themed Federation house; h27 cm. 2010, Adrian Franklin, Collecting the 20th Century, page 27:
   • The Federation house claimed a unique place in architecture, even if it offended architects. 2000, Donald Denoon, Philippa Mein Smith, Marivic Wyndham, A History of Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific, page 221:

Forms

federation en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌfɛdəˈɹeɪ̯ʃən/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
• audio Queensland
• (California) audio
• /ˌfedəˈɹæɪ̯ʃən/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
• [ˌfedəˈɹæɪ̯ʃən] ~ [ˌfedəˈɹæɪ̯ʃn̩] (Australia, New-Zealand)
• [ˌfɛdəˈɹeɪ̯ʃən] ~ [ˌfɛdəˈɹeɪ̯ʃn̩] (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) An act of joining together into a single political entity.
   • It is 106 years since federation.
2. (countable, uncountable) An array of nations or states that are unified under one central authority.
3. (countable, uncountable) Any society or organisation formed from separate groups or bodies.
   • FIDE appeals to all chess players and federations to accept this view. 2022, “2023 Laws of Chess”, in FIDE, page 2:
4. (countable, uncountable) A collection of network or telecommunication providers that offer interoperability.

Forms

Coordinates

w:supranational union · confederacy · confederation

Deriveds

East African Federation · Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina · Central African Federation · Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland · West Indies Federation · Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis · defederation · Co-operative Commonwealth Federation · Russian Federation · Federation of Malaya · Federation of South Arabia · Fediverse · federation furniture

Descendants

ဖယ်ဒရေးရှင်း

Relateds

federationalism · federate · federationalist · federational · federative · Confederate · Feds · federationist · Federation · federal · confederate · feds · Confederation · Federal · federationism · Fed

Synonyms

federal country · federation · federal state · federal state

Translations (147)

ia federation (array of nations or states) · ru федера́ция (array of nations or states) · ja 聯盟 (array of nations or states) · oc federacion (array of nations or states) · rsk федерация (array of nations or states) · uz ittifoq (array of nations or states) · km សហព័ន្ធ (array of nations or states) · pl federacja (array of nations or states) · sl federacija (array of nations or states) · ja 連邦 (array of nations or states) · ja 連盟 (array of nations or states) · ti ፈደረሽን (array of nations or states) · de Bund (array of nations or states) · yue 聯邦 /联邦 (array of nations or states) · hu szövetség (society or organisation formed from separate groups or bodies) · ur فیڈَریشَن (array of nations or states) · mn холбоо (array of nations or states) · io federuro (array of nations or states) · la foederātiō (array of nations or states) · sah бэдэрээссийэ (array of nations or states) · hsb federacija (array of nations or states) · bn ফেডারেশন (array of nations or states) · tyv федерация (array of nations or states) · szl federacyjo (array of nations or states) · fi federaatio (array of nations or states) · ko 련합 (array of nations or states) · my ဖယ်ဒရေးရှင်း (array of nations or states) · az federasiya (array of nations or states) · vi liên bang (array of nations or states) · ta கூட்டரசு (array of nations or states) · tk federasiýa (array of nations or states) · hi फ़ेडरेशन (array of nations or states) · tr federasyon (array of nations or states) · ms persekutuan (array of nations or states) · fa-ira فِدِراسْیون (array of nations or states) · ur اِتِّحاد (array of nations or states) · tyv эвилел (society or organisation formed from separate groups or bodies) · hu föderáció (array of nations or states) · pap federashon (array of nations or states) · be фэдэра́цыя (array of nations or states) · uz federasiya (array of nations or states) · fi liitto (society or organisation formed from separate groups or bodies) · sh federácija (array of nations or states) · sv federation (array of nations or states) · id negara berserikat (array of nations or states) · ko 련맹 (array of nations or states) · bo མཉམ་སྦྲེལ (array of nations or states) · da føderation (array of nations or states) · sq federatë (array of nations or states) · tl sampisanan (array of nations or states) · csb federacëjô (array of nations or states) · uk федера́ція (array of nations or states) · ko 동맹 (array of nations or states) · ht federasyon (array of nations or states) · he פֶדֶרַצְיָה (array of nations or states) · be федэра́цыя (array of nations or states) · tr birlik (array of nations or states) · ga cónaidhm (array of nations or states) · mt federazzjoni (array of nations or states) · ko 연합 (array of nations or states) · tg федератсия (array of nations or states) · cmn 聯邦 /联邦 (array of nations or states) · bua федераци (array of nations or states) · tyv федерация (society or organisation formed from separate groups or bodies) · is samband (array of nations or states) · yi פֿעדעראַציע (society or organisation formed from separate groups or bodies) · rue федера́ція (array of nations or states) · th สหพันธรัฐ (array of nations or states) · bo མཉམ་སྦྲེལ (society or organisation formed from separate groups or bodies) · nl federatie (society or organisation formed from separate groups or bodies) · ko 연방 (array of nations or states) · ta கூட்டமைப்பு (society or organisation formed from separate groups or bodies) · uz federatsiya (array of nations or states) · az ittifaq (array of nations or states) · de Föderation (array of nations or states) · ga feidearálacht (array of nations or states) · nb forbundsstat (array of nations or states) · ar اِتِّحَادِيَّة (array of nations or states) · fr fédération (array of nations or states) · tl pederasyon (array of nations or states) · fa-ira اِتِّحاد (array of nations or states) · fi liittovaltio (array of nations or states) · my အဖွဲ့ချုပ် (array of nations or states) · ms federasi (array of nations or states) · lt federacija (array of nations or states) · sk federácia (array of nations or states) · sah федерация (array of nations or states) · cmn 聯合會 /联合会 (society or organisation formed from separate groups or bodies) · it federazione (array of nations or states) · za lenzbangh (array of nations or states) · ps فېډرېشن (array of nations or states) · ur وِفاق (array of nations or states) · fo samgonga (array of nations or states) · ja 同盟 (array of nations or states) · hi महासंघ (array of nations or states) · es federación (array of nations or states) · cs federace (array of nations or states) · sh федера́ција (array of nations or states) · th สหพันธ์ (array of nations or states) · ug فېدېراتسىيە (array of nations or states) · ps اتحاد (array of nations or states) · bg федера́ция (array of nations or states) · kk федерация (array of nations or states) · ka ფედერაცია (array of nations or states) · nn forbundsstat (array of nations or states) · ar فِدِرَالِيَّة (array of nations or states) · kmr federasyon (array of nations or states) · vo fed (array of nations or states) · bua холбоо (array of nations or states) · am ፌዴሬሽን (array of nations or states) · eo federacio (array of nations or states) · nn føderasjon (array of nations or states) · tl kalipunan (array of nations or states) · sw shirikisho (array of nations or states) · lv federācija (array of nations or states) · ca federació (array of nations or states) · hi संघ (array of nations or states) · nl federatie (array of nations or states) · tg иттиҳод (array of nations or states) · lo ສະຫະພັນ (array of nations or states) · nan-hbl 聯邦 /联邦 (array of nations or states) · lo ສະຫະພັນລັດ (array of nations or states) · nb føderasjon (array of nations or states) · pt federação (array of nations or states) · et föderatsioon (array of nations or states) · nds-de Föderatschoon (array of nations or states) · id federasi (array of nations or states) · ko 련방 (array of nations or states) · ky федерация (array of nations or states) · mk федерација (array of nations or states) · dsb federacija (array of nations or states) · tt федерация (array of nations or states) · ast federación (array of nations or states) · ps فدارسيون (array of nations or states) · vi liên hiệp (society or organisation formed from separate groups or bodies) · ja 聯邦 (array of nations or states) · cv федераци (array of nations or states) · nl bondsstaat (array of nations or states) · af federasie (array of nations or states) · el ομοσπονδία (array of nations or states) · ko 연맹 (array of nations or states) · vi liên đoàn (society or organisation formed from separate groups or bodies) · yi פֿעדעראַציע (array of nations or states) · ro federație (array of nations or states) · te సమాఖ్య (array of nations or states) · hy դաշնություն (array of nations or states) · tr ittifak (array of nations or states)