confederal

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adjective

Of, pertaining to, or being a confederation.

OriginEnglish federal ← French fédéra ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? →
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Meanings

adjectiveconfederal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf, pertaining to, or being a confederation.

Origin

  1. Old Frenchcon-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  4. Proto-Italic*kom
  5. Proto-Italic*kom-
  6. Latincon-
  7. Middle Englishcon-
  8. Englishcon-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeydʰ-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeydʰós
  11. Proto-Italic*feiðos
  12. Latinfoedus
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  15. Frenchfédéra
  16. Englishfederal
  17. Englishconfederal

From con- + federal.

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Translations

Dutch confederaal
  • confederaalof, pertaining to, or being a confederation
Finnish konfederatiivinen
  • konfederatiivinenof, pertaining to, or being a confederation
French confédéral
  • confédéralof, pertaining to, or being a confederation
Greek συνομοσπονδιακός
  • συνομοσπονδιακός (synomospondiakós)of, pertaining to, or being a confederation
Italian confederale
  • confederaleof, pertaining to, or being a confederation
Polish konfederacyjny
  • konfederacyjnyof, pertaining to, or being a confederation
Russian конфедерати́вный
  • конфедерати́вный (konfederatívnyj)of, pertaining to, or being a confederation
Spanish confederal
  • confederalof, pertaining to, or being a confederation
Cite this entry
APA

confederal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/confederal

MLA

“confederal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/confederal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “confederal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/confederal.

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