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confederazione

confederation

noun kon-feh-deh-rah-TSYOH-neh Rare

Origin: Latin confoederatio (con- + foedus, treaty)

Usage Note

Confederazione is feminine and follows the regular -zione/-zioni pattern. It denotes a looser union than federazione — Switzerland's official Italian name is Confederazione Svizzera. In trade-union contexts confederazione names the umbrella body above individual federazioni or sindacati.

Examples

"La confederazione riunisce venti stati."

Natural Translation

The confederation brings together twenty states.

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