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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

연방

Pronunciation / Transliteration: yeonbang

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Confederacy/kənˈfɛd.ər.ə.si/
nounCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #6500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그들은 공동의 이익을 위해 느슨한 연방을 결성했다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A league or alliance, especially of confederated states, groups, or individuals for a common purpose.

    "The independent tribes formed a loose confederacy to defend their territory against external threats."
  2. 2

    A conspiracy or unlawful union of persons for an illegal or wrongful purpose.

    "The executives were convicted of entering into a criminal confederacy to fix market prices."

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Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Late Latin word 'confœderatio', stemming from the prefix 'com-' (together) and 'fœdus' (treaty, league). It entered the English language in the late 14th century via Old French 'confederacie', initially denoting a league or alliance of states, persons, or groups for a common purpose.

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