confederazione
confederation
noun kon-feh-deh-rah-TSYOH-neh Rare
Origin: Latin confoederatio (con- + foedus, treaty)
Usage Note
Confederazione is feminine and follows the regular -zione/-zioni pattern. It denotes a looser union than federazione — Switzerland's official Italian name is Confederazione Svizzera. In trade-union contexts confederazione names the umbrella body above individual federazioni or sindacati.
Examples
"La confederazione riunisce venti stati."
Natural Translation
The confederation brings together twenty states.

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