Meaning

4 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)An act of joining together into a single political entity.

    It is 106 years since federation.

  2. (countable, uncountable)An array of nations or states that are unified under one central authority.

    Föderation, Bund

    федера́цияfederácija

    федера́ціяfederácija

  3. (countable, uncountable)Any society or organisation formed from separate groups or bodies.

    an organization formed by merging several groups or parties

  4. (countable, uncountable)A collection of network or telecommunication providers that offer interoperability.

Examples

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  1. This morning I spoke with the federation president.

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  2. Russia is a federation.

    ruРоссия - это федерация.

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  3. The competition was held under the auspices of a well-known sports federation.

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  4. The Communist Party of the Russian Federation remains powerful.

    deDie Kommunistische Partei der Russischen Föderation ist nach wie vor stark.

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  5. The Pacific Ocean forms the eastern border of the Russian Federation.

    deDer Stille Ozean bildet die östliche Grenze der Russischen Föderation.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
array of nations or states:
Русский
By meaning 1
array of nations or states:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
array of nations or states:

Origin

Borrowed from French fédération, from Late Latin foederatio, from Latin foederare; equival

Borrowed from French fédération, from Late Latin foederatio, from Latin foederare; equivalent to federate + -ion.

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