federation

== English == === Alternative forms === fœderation (obsolete) === Etymology === Borrowed from French fédération, from Late Latin foederatio, from Latin foederare; equivalent to federate +‎ -ion. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˌfɛdəˈɹeɪ̯ʃən/, [ˌfɛdəˈɹeɪ̯ʃən] ~ [ˌfɛdəˈɹeɪ̯ʃn̩] (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌfɛdəˈɹæɪ̯ʃən/, [ˌfɛdəˈɹæ̝ɪ̯ʃən] ~ [ˌfɛdəˈɹæ̝ɪ̯ʃn̩] Rhymes: -eɪʃən Hyphenation: fed‧e‧ra‧tion === Noun === federation (countable and uncountable, plural federations) An act of joining together into a single political entity. An array of nations or states that are unified under one central authority. Synonyms: federal state; see also Thesaurus:federal country Coordinate terms: confederation, confederacy, supranational union Any society or organisation formed from separate groups or bodies. (computing, telecommunications) A collection of network or telecommunication providers that offer interoperability. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Burmese: ဖယ်ဒရေးရှင်း (hpaida.re:hrang:) ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === federation (not comparable) (Australia) Of an architectural style popular around the time of federation. == Danish == === Noun === federation c (singular definite federationen, plural indefinite federationer) unofficial form of føderation ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== forbundsstat == Swedish == === Noun === federation c federation; an array of states or nations ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== federal