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the Confederation, the union of the 13 original U.S. states under the Articles of Confederation 1781–89. ( initial capital letter ) the federation of Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, formed in 1867 and constituting the Dominion of Canada.
plural confederations. Britannica Dictionary definition of CONFEDERATION. [count] : a group of people, countries, organizations, etc., that are joined together in some activity or effort. a loose confederation [= coalition] of businesses.
Resources. English. Definition of confederation noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. confederation. noun. /kənˌfedəˈreɪʃn/ an organization consisting of countries, businesses, etc. that have joined together in order to help each other. the Confederation of British Industry. Extra Examples. Topics Politics c2.
