Konföderation
German
Etymology
16th century, borrowed from Latin cōnfoederātio.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
Konföderation f (genitive Konföderation, plural Konföderationen)
- confederation, confederacy (a union or alliance of (largely) self-governing political entities, such as sovereign states or countries)
- Synonyms: Eidgenossenschaft, Staatenbund, Staatenbündnis
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References
- ^ Konföderation in: Wolfgang Pfeifer et al., Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Deutschen (1993), dwds.de
Further reading
- “Konföderation” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Konföderation” in Duden online