nonfederal

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adjective

Not federal.

“We rely on nonfederal funding.”

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

adjectivenonfederal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot federal.

    We rely on nonfederal funding.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Germanic*ne
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  5. Proto-Germanic*ainaz
  6. Proto-Germanic*nainaz
  7. Proto-West Germanic*nain
  8. Old Englishnān
  9. Middle Englishnon
  10. Old Englishnān
  11. Old Englishnān-
  12. Middle Englishnon-
  13. Englishnon-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeydʰ-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeydʰós
  16. Proto-Italic*feiðos
  17. Latinfoedus
  18. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  19. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  20. Frenchfédéra
  21. Englishfederal
  22. Englishnonfederal

From non- + federal.

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APA

nonfederal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonfederal

MLA

“nonfederal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonfederal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonfederal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonfederal.

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