"Confederation" meaning in English

See Confederation in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Confederation
  1. In Canada, the federal union of provinces and territories which formed Canada, beginning with New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, and Quebec, and later including all the others.
    Sense id: en-Confederation-en-name-B4A~OuVz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 38 12 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 35 15 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 32 18 18
  2. In Canada, the federal union of provinces and territories which formed Canada, beginning with New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, and Quebec, and later including all the others.
    In Canada, the date of Confederation; 1 July 1867.
    Sense id: en-Confederation-en-name-BNeEIqDS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 38 12 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 35 15 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 32 18 18
  3. In Newfoundland, the political union of Newfoundland with Canada.
    Sense id: en-Confederation-en-name-~nTmBJMW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 38 12 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 35 15 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 32 18 18
  4. In Newfoundland, the political union of Newfoundland with Canada.
    In Newfoundland, the date of Confederation; 31 March 1949.
    Sense id: en-Confederation-en-name-oZVBHtXA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 38 12 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 35 15 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 32 18 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Confederation Day, Confederation poets Related terms: Confederate, confederationist
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