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con·fed·er·ate
 confederate
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- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
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| definition 1: |
joined or united in a confederacy; allied.
The confederate nations made a treaty to reduce their armies.- synonyms:
- allied, united
- similar words:
- allied, associate, associated
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| definition 2: |
(capitalized) having to do with the eleven southern states that separated from the United States in 1860 and 1861.
His ancestor was a Confederate soldier.- similar words:
- southern
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noun |
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| definition 1: |
a member of a group or confederacy; ally.
The confederates announced their alliance at a press conference.- synonyms:
- ally
- similar words:
- associate, partner
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| definition 2: |
(capitalized) a person or state allied with the Confederacy during the U.S. Civil War.
- similar words:
- southerner
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