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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesconfederal
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kom.fe.deˈɾal
"El gobierno confederal depende de la aprobación de los estados miembros."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Relating to or characteristic of a confederation or a league of states, provinces, or territories.
"The delegates gathered to establish a new confederal structure that protected individual state sovereignty." - 2
Formed by a treaty or alliance joining independent political units.
"The confederal government held limited authority delegated entirely by its member states."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the noun confederation, combining the prefix con- (together) with the Latin foedus (treaty, league). It entered the English language in the late 18th century during the formation of modern constitutional states to describe leagues of sovereign entities.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Confederal" is said worldwide
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confédéral
Transliteration: kɔ̃.fe.de.ʁal
"Le traité a établi un cadre confédéral entre les nations."
konföderal
Transliteration: kɔnfødeˈʁaːl
"Die Staaten einigten sich auf eine konföderale Verfassung."
confederale
Transliteration: kon.fe.deˈra.le
"Il sistema confederale garantisce ampia autonomia locale."
confederal
Transliteration: kom.fe.deˈɾal
"El gobierno confederal depende de la aprobación de los estados miembros."
confederal
Transliteration: kõ.fe.deˈraw
"A estrutura confederal une diferentes repúblicas independentes."
संघीय
Transliteration: sanghiya
"यह एक संघीय प्रणाली के अंतर्गत आता है।"
邦联的
Transliteration: bāng lián de
"该条约建立了一个邦联体制。"
연합의
Transliteration: yeonhabui
"그들은 연합 국가 체제를 채택했다."
同盟の
Transliteration: dōmei no
"その国家は同盟的な体制を維持している。"
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