confederation

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n. 同盟, 联盟, 组织联盟

发音

US /kənfɛdəˈɹeɪʃən/

词形变化

confederations 复数 confederations

别名

Confed'n confœderation

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A union or alliance of states or political organizations.

    邦联

  2. 2.

    The act of forming an alliance.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

alliance federation confederacy

上位词 4

union fusion coalition group action

下位词 1

nation

相关短语

Confederation of the Rhine Swiss Confederation [网络] 瑞士联邦；瑞士邦联；瑞士同盟 North German Confederation German Confederation

词源

From Middle English confederacion, confideracion and Middle French confédération, from Old French confederacion, from Latin cōnfoederātiō. Doublet of confederacy.

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