federation Alternative forms
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Noun
( en noun)
Act of joining together into a single (l) (l).
- It is 106 years since federation .
Array of (l) or states that are (l) under one central authority which is elected by its members.
Any (l) or organisation formed from separate groups or bodies.
(computing, telecommunications) A collection of network or telecommunication providers that offer interoperability.
Adjective
( Federation architecture)
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(Australia) Of an architectural style popular around the time of federation.
- We live in a federation house.
* 2000 , Donald Denoon, Philippa Mein Smith, Marivic Wyndham, A History of Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific , page 221 ,
- The Federation house claimed a unique place in architecture, even if it offended architects.
* 2002 , Andrew Swaffer, Katrina O'Brien, Darroch Donald, Australia: Handbook , page 754 ,
- Five Chimneys', 15 Maria St, T8563 0240. Comfortable accomodation in large ' federation house , spa, swimming pool.
* 2010 , Adrian Franklin, Collecting the 20th Century , page 27 ,
- Plaster kookaburras from the 1930s would still look good in a nature-themed Federation house; h27 cm.
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empire Noun
( en noun)
A political unit having an extensive territory or comprising a number of territories or nations and ruled by a single supreme authority.
A group of states or other territories that owe allegiance to a foreign power.
A state ruled by an emperor.
An expansive and wealthy corporation.
- the McDonald's fast food empire
Related terms
* emperor
* imperial
* imperium
Derived terms
* American Empire
* British Empire
* First French Empire
* German Empire
* Holy Roman Empire
* Portuguese Empire
* Roman Empire
* Second French Empire
* Spanish Empire
* empirehood
* global empire
* colonial empire
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