unfederal

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adjective

Not federal.

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

adjectiveunfederal (comparative more unfederal, superlative most unfederal)

comparative more unfederal · superlative most unfederal

  1. Not federal.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeydʰ-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeydʰós
  10. Proto-Italic*feiðos
  11. Latinfoedus
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  14. Frenchfédéra
  15. Englishfederal
  16. Englishunfederal

From un- + federal.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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