ALL meanings of the confederation
the con·fed·er·a·tion
T t - noun the confederation the original 13 states of the United States of America constituted under the Articles of Confederation and superseded by the more formal union established in 1789 0
- noun the confederation the United States of America (1781-89) under the Articles of Confederation 0
- noun the confederation the union of Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick in 1867 to form the Dominion of Canada 0