Meaning

3 senses

  1. (historical, not comparable)Of or relating to the Confederate States of America.

  2. (historical, not comparable)Of or relating to the political movement in favour of Confederation between Newfoundland and Canada.

  3. (historical, not comparable)Of or relating to Confederate Ireland or the Irish Confederate Wars.

More definitions
  • of or having to do with the southern Confederacy during the American Civil War
  • united in a confederacy or league

Examples

39 sentences

  1. The confederate flag is so controversial.

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  2. Sami took pictures with a confederate flag.

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  3. Sami was seen with a confederate flag.

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  4. The confederate flag is synonymous of racism.

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  5. We don't want a confederate flag here.

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Synonyms

5 synonyms
of or relating to the CSA:rebelB2southernB1southron
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms
Unionist

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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