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Word: Federation
Speech Type: Noun
mid 17th century: from late Latin foederatio(n-), from the Latin verb foederare ‘to ally’, from foedus ‘league’
ˌfɛdəˈreɪʃn
a group of states with a central government but independence in internal affairs
Short Definition:group of states with central government but independence in internal affairs
Examples:- from 1968 Czechoslovakia was a federation of two states
- the Russian Federation
the action of forming states or organizations into a single group with centralized control
Short Definition:action of forming states or organizations into single group with centralized control
Examples:- a first step in the federation of Europe
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