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confederacy

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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con·fed·e·ra·cy /kənˈfedərəsi/ noun (plural confederacies) [countable]  PPGa confederation 联盟,同盟,联邦
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confederacyIt is possible that it came from the east of the Frankish confederacy, rather than the Rhineland.The great Frankish leader who unified the confederacy into a powerful entity was Clovis, first of the Merovingian kings.A crucial hint of how wide the confederacy of life might spread comes from bacteria themselves.At the same time, there were elements within the confederacy which became increasingly associated with the Roman Empire.
nthe ConfederacyConfederacy, the (also the Confederate States)  nin the American Civil War, the southern states of the US, which fought the northern states (the Union) and lost. Their most famous leaders were Jefferson davis and General Robert E. lee.
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Confederacy
Confederacy, the (also the Conˌfederate ˈStates)
in the American Civil War, the southern states of the US, which fought the northern states (the Union) and lost. Their most famous leaders were Jefferson Davis and General Robert E. lee.


confederacy
confederacy /kənˈfedərəsi/ noun (plural confederacies) [countable]
a confederation


con·fed·er·acyBrE /kənˈfedərəsi/ 🔊NAmE /kənˈfedərəsi/ 🔊 noun [countable] a union of states, groups of people or political parties with the same aim 联盟;同盟;联邦the Confederacy [singular] = Confederate States