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    con·fed·er·ate
    adjective[kənˈfed(ə)rət]
    confederate (adjective) · Confederate (adjective)
    1. joined by an agreement or treaty:
      "some local groups united to form confederate councils"
      • relating to the Confederate States of America:
        "the Confederate flag"
    noun[kənˈfed(ə)rət]
    confederate (noun) · confederates (plural noun) · Confederate (noun) · Confederates (plural noun)
    1. a person one works with, especially in something secret or illegal; an accomplice:
      "where was his confederate, the girl who had stolen Richard's wallet?"
    2. a supporter of the Confederate States of America.
    verb[kənˈfedəˌrāt]
    confederate (verb) · confederates (third person present) · confederated (past tense) · confederated (past participle) · confederating (present participle)
    1. bring (states or groups of people) into an alliance:
      "the treaty confederated the fourteen tribes"
    Origin
    late Middle English: from late (ecclesiastical) Latin confoederatus, from con- ‘together’ + foederatus (see federate).
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    adjective
    1. joined by an agreement or treaty:
      federal
      confederated
      federated
      allied
      in league
      cooperating
      associated
      united
      combined
      amalgamated
      in alliance
      Opposite:
      split
      noun
      1. a person one works with, especially in something secret or illegal; an accomplice:
        associate
        partner
        accomplice
        abetter
        accessory
        helper
        supporter
        assistant
        ally
        collaborator
        colleague
        oppo
        offsider
       
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      What does Confederate mean?
      Take the Quiz! Some words just need a little space. The meaning of CONFEDERATE is united in a league : allied. How to use confederate in a sentence.

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      Who were the Confederate States of America?
      Contested Native American territory The Confederate States of America (CSA), commonly referred to as the Confederate States (C.S.), the Confederacy, or the South, was an unrecognized breakaway [ 1 ] republic in the Southern United States that existed from February 8, 1861, to May 5, 1865. [ 8 ]

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      What is a Confederate ally?
      A person, group, nation, or state united with another or others for a common purpose; ally; associate. Any Southern supporter of the Confederacy. An associate in an unlawful act or plot; accomplice. A supporter of the Confederate States of America.

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      What does United in a confederacy mean?
      United in a confederacy or league. Of the Confederacy. (Newfoundland) Of or relating to the political movement in favour of Confederation between Newfoundland and Canada. To form into or become part of a confederacy. To unite in a confederacy; ally.

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      Where did the Confederate States of America come from?
      Four more did so after the war began in April 1861. Four slaveholding states stayed with the Union. Representatives from six southern states met in Montgomery, AL to form the Confederate States of America. They came from the states of South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, and Louisiana. Texas representatives arrived later.

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      What were the Confederate States of America made up of?
      The Confederate States of America was made up of states that were pro-slavery. They were a centralized state that wanted to have slavery for black people. In the 19th century, the southern and northern United States began to become different. For a long time, people in the South were slaves.

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